Table 1 Demographic characteristics of different testers in MSM attending bathhouse
variable | total | First-tested | Non-annual | Annually-tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age | ||||
< 24 | 1327 (30.7) | 116 (8.9) | 108 (26.3) | 1103 (42.3) |
≥ 24 | 2989 (69.3) | 1181 (91.1) | 302 (73.7) | 1506 (57.7) |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1773 (54.7) | 658 (50.7) | 171 (53.9) | 944 (58.1) |
Non-single | 1467 (45.3) | 639 (49.3) | 146 (46.1) | 682 (41.9) |
Tianjin household register | ||||
Local | 131 (3.0) | 42 (3.2) | 17 (4.1) | 72 (2.8) |
Non-local | 4183 (97.0) | 1255 (96.8) | 393 (95.9) | 2535 (97.2) |
Time living in Tianjin | ||||
≤ 2 year | 1247 (41.3) | 532 (41.1) | 119 (40.8) | 596 (41.5) |
> 2 years | 1776 (58.7) | 762 (58.9) | 173 (59.2) | 841 (58.5) |
Level of education | ||||
Junior school or below | 975 (30.1) | 467 (36.0) | 90 (28.4) | 418 (25.7) |
High school | 1227 (37.9) | 481 (37.1) | 114 (36.0) | 632 (38.9) |
College and above | 1037 (32.0) | 348 (26.9) | 113 (35.6) | 576 (35.4) |
Method of seeking sexual partners | ||||
bathhouse | 2229 (60.5) | 668 (51.5) | 207 (52.4) | 1354 (68.0) |
internet | 1180 (32.0) | 488 (37.6) | 163 (41.3) | 529 (26.5) |
other | 275 (7.5) | 141 (10.9) | 25 (6.3) | 109 (5.5) |
Male sex worker | ||||
yes | 216 (5.0) | 35 (2.7) | 12 (2.9) | 169 (6.5) |
no | 4099 (95.0) | 1262 (97.3) | 398 (97.1) | 2439 (93.5) |
HIV infection | ||||
yes | 353 (8.2) | 102 (7.9) | 54 (13.2) | 197 (7.6) |
no | 3963 (91.8) | 1195 (92.1) | 356 (86.8) | 2412 (92.4) |