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Table 1 Main characteristics of participants at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV by testing intentions

From: High risk men who have sex with men in Spain are reporting low intentions of actively seeking HIV testing: results from a cross-sectional study

 

High intention (N = 1681)

Medium intention (N = 969)

Low intention (N = 657)

p

N

%

%

%

N

%

 

Age

      

< 0.001

  < 25

311

18,5

224

23,1

193

29,4

 

 25–29

321

19,1

204

21,1

134

20,4

 

 30–39

563

33,5

287

29,6

168

25,6

 

 40–44

206

12,3

92

9,5

75

11,4

 

  > =45

280

16,7

162

16,7

87

13,2

 

Place of birth

      

< 0.001

 Spain

1401

83,3

868

89,6

618

94,1

 

 Latin-America

174

10,4

63

6,5

22

3,3

 

 Other Country

106

6,3

38

3,9

17

2,6

 

Study level

      

< 0.001

  < University

820

49,0

561

58,2

309

47,1

 

  > University

854

51,0

403

41,8

347

52,9

 

Relationship with gay culture

      

< 0.001

 Related to the gay scene

1100

66,5

472

50,3

282

43,9

 

 Not related to gay scene

554

33,5

466

49,7

361

56,1

 

Sexual orientation

      

< 0.001

 Homosexual

1457

86,7

775

80,4

544

83,1

 

 Hetero-bisexual

223

13,3

189

19,6

111

16,9

 

Inhabitants in place of residence

      

< 0.001

  > 1.000.000

474

28,6

202

21,0

132

20,4

 

  > 500.000–1.000.000

182

11,0

99

10,3

95

14,7

 

  > 10.000–500.000

841

50,7

545

56,7

333

51,5

 

  < 10.000

162

9,8

115

12,0

86

13,3

 
  1. *pvalue: Chi-square test