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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Factors associated with voluntary HIV counseling and testing among young students engaging in casual sexual activity: a cross-sectional study from Eastern China

 

VCT group(n = 68, %)

Non-VCT group(n = 543, %)

χ2

P

Age (yrs)

20.34 ± 1.98

20.07 ± 1.45

  

 Less than or equal to 19

22(32.4)

185(34.1)

1.617

0.446

 20–21

33(48.5)

285(52.5)

  

 Greater than or equal to 22

13(19.1)

73(13.4)

  

Gender

  

4.681

0.030

 Female

15(22.1)

68(12.5)

  

 Male

53(77.9)

475(87.5)

  

Grade

  

8.488

0.037

 Freshman

9(13.2)

111(20.4)

  

 Sophomore

34(50.0)

178(32.8)

  

 Junior

20(29.4)

187(34.4)

  

 Senior

5(7.4)

67(12.3)

  

Province of household registration

  

3.170

0.075

 Zhejiang province

43(63.2)

399(73.5)

  

 Non-Zhejiang province

25(36.8)

144(26.5)

  

Hometown of origin

  

0.002

0.965

 Rural area

32(47.1)

254(46.8)

  

 Town/City

36(52.9)

289(53.2)

  

Monthly living expenses (CNY*)

 

2.979

0.226

 ≦ 1000

26(38.2)

159(29.3)

  

 1001–1500

21(30.9)

165(30.4)

  

 ≧ 1501

21(30.9)

219(40.3)

  

Family relationship

  

0.938

0.333

 Harmonious

54(79.4)

418(77.0)

  

 General/disharmonious

14(20.6)

125(23.0)

  
  1. *CNY, Chinese Yuan