Table 1 The sociodemographic characteristics and relationships between HIV prevention-promoting outcomes and sociodemographic characteristics for college students MSM in Zhejiang province, China,2022.

From: The effect of sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital intention on HIV prevention outcomes among MSM students in Southeast China

Variable

Percentage (%)

(n/n)

HIV knowledge

(Score of 5, n = 109)

HIV self-testing

(Yes, n = 476)a

Have taken PEP

(Yes, n = 61)

Have heard of PrEP

(Yes, n = 567)

% (n/n)

χ2/p

% (n/n)

χ2/p

% (n/n)

χ2/p

% (n/n)

χ2/p

Registered permanent residence

Zhejiang province

65.9 (442/671)

16.3 (72/442)

0.002/0.965

71.9 (318/442)

0.072/

0.788

8.8 (39/442)

0.112/0.738

85.5 (378/442)

1.028/0.031

Others province

34.1 (229/671)

16.2 (37/229)

72.9 (167/229)

9.6 (22/229)

82.5 (189/229)

Education level

Junior college

30.7 (206/671)

16.0 (33/206)

0.011/0.916

72.3 (149/206)

0.000/0.985

8.3 (17/206)

0.253/0.615

78.6 (162/206)

7.794/0.005

Bachelor or Master’s

69.3 (465/671)

16.3 (76/465)

72.3 (336/465)

9.5 (44/465)

87.1 (405/465)

Age (years)

18–20

32.2 (216/671)

19.0 (41/216)

2.931/0.231

62.5 (135/216)

14.372/0.000b

9.3 (20/216)

0.491/0.782

84.3 (182/216)

3.524/0.172

21–23

53.4 (358/671)

15.9 (57/358)

76.0 (272/358)

9.5 (34/358)

83.0 (297/358)

 24

14.4 (97/671)

11.3 (11/97)

80.4 (78/97)

7.2 (7/97)

90.7 (8/97)

Monthly living expenses (RMB)

0–1500

31.3 (205/671)

16.6 (34/205)

0.075/0.963

73.7 (151/205)

0.283/0.868

8.8 (18/205)

3.103/0.212

82.0 (168/205)

1.747/0.417

1501–2000

41.6 (85/671)

15.8 (45/285)

71.6 (204/285)

7.4 (21/285)

84.9 (242/285)

> 2000

27.1 (181/671)

16.6 (30/181)

71.8 (130/181)

12.2 (22/181)

86.7 (157/181)

Sexual orientation

Gay

73.3 (492/671)

18.3 (90/492)

5.687/0.017

76.0 (364/479)

8.728/0.003

9.3 (46/492)

0.149/0.699

86.0 (423/492)

3.063/0.080

Bisexual/uncertain

26.7 (179/671)

10.6 (19/179)

64.4 (112/174)

8.4 (15/179)

80.4 (44/179)

Gender identity

Male

76.2 (511/671)

16.8 (86/511)

0.540/0.463

73.8 (366/496)

0.838/0.360

8.2 (42/511)

1.970/0.160

84.9 (434/511)

0.304/0.582

Other

25.8 (160/671)

14.4 (23/160)

70.1 (110/157)

11.9 (19/160)

83.1 (33/160)

Intent to marry or date a woman

No

68.6 (460/671)

15.2 (70/460)

1.134/0.287

72.8 (326/448)

0.012/0.914

7.6 (35/460)

3.889/0.049

87.2 (401/460)

7.981/0.005

Yes

31.4 (211/671)

18.5 (39/211)

73.2 (150/205)

12.3 (26/211)

78.7 (166/211)

  1. a 18 participants did not respond regarding HIV self-testing; b trend using the chi-square test.