Community-Based Surveys for Determining the Prevalence of HIV, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhoea in Men Having Sex with Men in Hong Kong
Table 2
Comparing participants recruited from venues and the internet.
Venue () (%)
Internet () (%)
P value
Demographics
Age ≤ 30
419 (51.3)
93 (52.2)
0.47
0.83
Being Chinese
731 (89.6)
164 (92.1)
1.06
0.30
Having secondary education or below
225 (27.6)
60 (34.1)
2.94
0.09
Diseases pattern
HIV positive
30 (3.7)
6 (3.4)
0.39
0.84
CT/NG positive
43 (5.3)
6 (3.4)
1.12
0.29
Experienced any STI symptoms in past 6 months#
45 (5.5)
25 (14.0)
16.24
<0.001
*
HIV testing behaviours
Had an HIV test in past 1 year
325 (39.8)
74 (41.6)
0.19
0.67
Last HIV test at a NGOb
208 (38.2)
75 (66.4)
30.21
<0.001
*
Exposure to HIV prevention interventions in past 1 year
Received HIV prevention messages in gay venues
390 (61.5)
54 (37.5)
27.62
<0.001
*
Received a free condom at a NGO
40 (7.6)
37 (36.3)
40.81
<0.001
*
Discussed HIV/STI/safer sex with gay friends
496 (60.9)
130 (73.0)
9.29
<0.01
*
Risk behaviours
Ever had anal sex
774 (94.9)
154 (86.5)
16.38
<0.001
*
Had >5 anal sex partner in past 6 monthsd
182 (28.0)
45 (33.6)
0.68
0.41
UAI with regular partner in past 6 monthsd
220 (48.4)
59 (58.4)
3.35
0.07
UAI with nonregular partner in past 6 monthse
75 (20.5)
30 (35.7)
8.77
<0.01
*
Used alcohol/illicit drugs during sex in past 6 monthsc
234 (36.0)
19 (14.3)
37.36
<0.001
*
Received money/rewards for anal sex in past 6 monthsc
12 (1.8)
7 (5.2)
5.41
0.02
*
Engaged in group sex in past 6 monthsc
148 (22.7)
23 (17.2)
2.00
0.16
If ever received a condom in past 1 year; bIf ever tested; cIf ever had sex in past 6 months; d,eUAI: unprotected anal intercourse; If ever had a regular/non-regular partner in past 6 months. ∧Others including government clinics, private clinics, self test at home, and other unspecified venues.
#STI symptoms include abnormal urethral discharge, dysuria/discomfort during urination, blister/abnormal growth/ulceration and other discomfort overgenital/anal area.
*
P value < 0.05.
