Table 1 Main characteristics and HIV testing practices of 6171a ever tested men who have sex with men
| Â | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
 < 25 | 818 | 13.3 |
 25–34 | 2367 | 38.4 |
 35–44 | 1861 | 30.1 |
 45–49 | 610 | 9.9 |
 ≥ 50 | 515 | 8.3 |
Place of birth | ||
 Spain | 5219 | 84.6 |
 Latin-America | 555 | 9.0 |
 Other regions | 397 | 6.4 |
Education level | ||
 Primary/Secondary | 771 | 12.5 |
 Higher Secondary | 1806 | 29.3 |
 University | 3576 | 57.9 |
Municipality (number of inhabitants)b | ||
 ≤ 500.000 | 3266 | 55.1 |
 > 500.000 | 2656 | 44.9 |
Relationship with gay culture | ||
 Member of a gay CBOc | 387 | 6.6 |
 Frequents gay scene but is not member of a gay CBO | 2766 | 47.1 |
 Only frequents gay scene to hook up with other men | 736 | 12.5 |
 Not related to gay scene in any way | 1980 | 33.7 |
Sexual orientation | ||
 Homosexual | 5189 | 86.4 |
 Hetero-Bisexual | 814 | 13.6 |
Has disclosed his sexual orientation to no one | 389 | 6.5 |
Has had sex only with men (ever) | 3631 | 58.8 |
Received an STI diagnosisb | 2814 | 47.3 |
No. of unprotected anal intercourseb | ||
 0 | 2279 | 38.2 |
 1 | 1704 | 28.5 |
 ≥ 2 | 1988 | 33.3 |
Has paid for sexb | 416 | 6.9 |
Has been paid for sexb | 284 | 4.7 |
No. of previous HIV tests | ||
 ≥ 10 | 814 | 13.2 |
 2–9 | 4054 | 65.7 |
 1 | 1303 | 21.1 |
Time since last HIV test (years) | ||
 < 1 | 2758 | 44.7 |
 1–2 | 1358 | 22.0 |
 ≥ 2 | 2055 | 33.3 |
Setting of last HIV test | ||
 General practitioner | 2423 | 39.3 |
 Sexual health clinics | 1308 | 21.2 |
 Hospital or clinic during an admission | 875 | 14.2 |
 Private laboratory | 646 | 10.5 |
 HIV-AIDS related CBO | 482 | 7.8 |
 Employer or insurance company clinic | 187 | 3.0 |
 Others | 247 | 3.9 |
Way of using of self-testing If approved | ||
 Would never use self-testing | 1608 | 26.1 |
 Would use in combination with other testing options | 2268 | 36.8 |
 Would be my exclusive testing option | 2295 | 37.2 |