Association between Psychological Factors and Condom Use with Regular and Nonregular Male Sexual Partners among Chinese MSM: A Quantitative Study Based on the Health Belief Model

Table 1

Basic information of participants ().

Variables		%
Demographics
Age
<25	386	48.2
25-49	190	23.7
≥50	225	28.1
Education level
Primary school or lower	218	27.2
Middle school	113	14.1
High school/technical school	426	53.2
College and above	44	5.5
Sexual orientation
Homosexual	515	64.3
Bisexual/heterosexual	286	35.7
Marital status
Unmarried	494	61.7
Married	230	28.7
Divorced/widowed	77	9.6
Vocation
Employed	284	35.5
Unemployed/retired	132	16.5
Student	385	48.0
Monthly income (in RMB)
<1000	153	19.1
1000-1999	217	27.1
2000-2999	133	16.6
3000-3999	114	14.2
≥4000	184	23.0
AIDS-related characteristic
Previous STD infection
Yes	106	13.2
No/unsure	695	86.8
HIV infection
Yes	50	6.2
No/unsure	751	93.8
Sexual behavior
Had anal sex with regular male sexual partner(s)
Yes	313	39.1
No	488	60.9
Condom use with regular partner(s) ()
Yes	177	56.5
No	136	43.5
Had anal sex with nonregular male sexual partner(s)
Yes	429	53.6
No	372	46.4
Condom use with nonregular partners ()
Yes	257	60.0
No	172	40.0

Notes: STD: “sexually transmitted diseases;” RMB: “renminbi;” at the time of survey.