Table 1 Demographics, STI-related sexual behaviors, and HIV knowledge among sexually active Chinese university students, Hebei Province, 2019
Participants | N = 901(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 593 (65.8) |
Female | 308 (34.2) | |
Age | 16–20 | 638 (70.8) |
21–26 | 263 (29.2) | |
Education | Freshman | 344 (38.2) |
Sophomore | 303 (33.6) | |
Junior and above | 254 (28.2) | |
Area where the student grew up | City | 251 (27.9) |
Town | 215 (23.9) | |
Village | 435 (48.3) | |
University | Science and engineering | 135 (15.0) |
Business | 34 (3.8) | |
Sports | 471 (52.2) | |
Medical | 261 (29.0) | |
Relationship status | Single | 158 (17.5) |
In a relationship | 743 (82.5) | |
Caregiver in childhood | Parents | 702 (77.9) |
Father or mother | 104 (11.5) | |
Grandparent or others | 95 (10.5) | |
Frequency of use of dating apps | Never | 408 (45.3) |
Sometimes | 372 (41.3) | |
Always | 121 (13.4) | |
Condomless sex in the past 6 months | Yes | 407 (45.2) |
No | 494 (54.8) | |
Multiple sexual partners in the past 6 months | Yes | 140 (15.5) |
No | 761 (84.5) | |
HIV knowledge | 0–4 | 96 (10.7) |
5–9 | 202 (22.4) | |
10–14 | 431 (47.8) | |
15–18 | 172 (19.1) |