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Table 1 Backgrounds, HIV testing history, and awareness among the participants (N = 689)

From: Same-sex behavior disclosure to health care providers associated with greater awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis

Items

N

%

Backgrounds

 Age (years)

   ≤ 25

314

45.6

   > 25

375

54.4

 Ethnicity

  Han

668

97.0

  Others

21

3.0

 Local residence

  No

519

75.3

  Yes

170

24.7

 Highest education obtained

  Below than university

202

29.3

  University or above

487

70.7

 Relationship status

  Single

371

53.8

  Married to a woman

92

13.4

  Having boyfriends

176

25.5

  Divorced/widow/others

50

7.3

 Employment status

  Full time

441

64.0

  Part time

29

4.2

  Unemployed

219

31.8

 Personal monthly income (USD)

   < 423

268

38.9

  423–845

269

39.0

   > 845

152

22.1

 Self-identified sexual orientation

  Homosexual

525

76.2

  Heterosexual

2

0.3

  Bisexual

132

19.2

  Other

30

4.4

 Sell-reported HIV status

  Positive

21

3.0

  Negative

537

77.9

  Unknown

131

19.0

 Self-rated health

  Very good/Good

468

67.9

  In general

203

29.5

  Very bad/Bad

18

2.6

HIV testing

  HIV testing ever (yes)

566

82.1

Awareness

  Immediate ART awareness

584

84.8

  U=U awareness

139

20.2

  PrEP awareness

349

50.7

  1. ART Antiretroviral therapy, U=U Undetectable = Untransmittable, PrEP Pre-exposure Prophylaxis