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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: An exploratory assessment of the preference for eHealth interventions to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in Hanoi, Vietnam

Demographic characteristics

n

%

Age group (years)

18–22

12

34.3

23–30

18

51.4

>  30

5

14.3

Education

< High school

3

8.6

High school

14

40.0

> High school

18

51.4

Occupation

Students

7

20.0

Freelancer

7

20.0

Business

6

17.1

White-collar

9

25.7

Artist

4

11.4

Other

2

5.7

Marital status

Single

25

71.4

Living with spouse/partner (female)

1

2.9

Living with spouse/partner (male)

9

25.7

Peer-educatora

Yes

10

28.6

No

25

71.4

Ever had a STI test

Yes

30

85.7

No

5

14.3

Unknown

0

0.0

Experience of STIs

No

22

62.9

Syphilis

3

8.6

Gonorrhea

2

5.7

Chlamydia

2

5.7

Trichomoniasis

0

0.0

Hepatitis B

0

0.0

Virus Herpes

4

11.4

Human papillomavirus

2

5.7

Do not remember

2

5.7

Do not want to answer

1

2.9

Ever had a HIV test

Yes

31

88.6

No

4

11.4

HIV status

Negative

26

74.3

Positive

5

14.3

Unknown

4

11.4

  1. a Peer-educator: members in the MSM community who support health behavioral changes among their peers