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.