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Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics between 2012 and 2018

From: HIV incidence and sexual behavioral correlates among 4578 men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chengdu, China: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

N (%)

Age (years old) a

  ≤ 30

3168 (69.2)

 30–45

1066 (23.3)

 46–59

287 (6.3)

  ≥ 60

57 (1.2)

Education a

 Junior high school or less

573 (12.5)

 Senior high school/secondary technical school

1036 (22.6)

 College or higher

2969 (64.9)

Marital status a

 Single

3517 (76.8)

 Married with a woman

842 (18.4)

 Divorced/widowed

219 (4.8)

Number of male sexual partners in the past 6 months b

 Zero

250 (7.0)

 One fixed male sexual partner

1140 (31.9)

 Multiple male sexual partners

2189 (61.2)

Primary venue to find sexual partners b

 No male sexual partners

222 (6.2)

 Offline

745 (20.8)

 Online

1449 (40.5)

 Money boys from clubs

1074 (30.0)

 Other venues

89 (2.5)

Condom use during anal intercourse in the past 6 months b

 Never

225 (6.3)

 Sometimes

1352 (37.8)

 Every time

1575 (44.0)

 No anal intercourse

427 (11.9)

  1. a The baseline characteristics data were collected since 2012 (N = 4578)
  2. b These baseline characteristics data were collected since 2014 (N = 3579)