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Table 1 Social-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Two-year cross-sectional studies reveal that single, young MSMs in Shenzhen, China are at high risk for HIV infection

Characteristics

Case number (%)

 

2013

2015

P-value

Age (years)

  

0.001

 2–14

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 15–19

1 (0.4%)

8 (3.2%)

 

 20–25

36 (14.4%)

52 (20.8%)

 

 26–29

41 (16.4%)

63 (25.2%)

 

 30–34

65 (26.0%)

44 (17.6%)

 

 35–39

40 (16.0%)

22 (8.8%)

 

 40–49

48 (19.2%)

41 (16.4%)

 

  ≥ 50

18 (7.2%)

20 (8.0%)

 

 Unknown

1 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Gender

  

> 0.05

 Male

222 (88.8%)

221 (88.4%)

 

 Female

27 (10.8%)

29 (11.6%)

 

 Unknown

1 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Ethnic

  

> 0.05

 Han ethnic

241 (96.4%)

234 (93.6%)

 

 Minor ethnic

9 (3.6%)

16 (6.4%)

 

Marital status

  

0.002

 Single

139 (55.6%)

161 (64.4%)

 

 Married

88 (35.2%)

53 (21.2%)

 

 Divorced, separated or widowed

23 (9.2%)

33 (13.2%)

 

 Unknown

0 (0%)

3 (1.2%)

 

Education

  

> 0.05

 College or higher

59 (23.6%)

76 (30.4%)

 

 Senior high school

77 (30.8%)

62 (24.8%)

 

 Junior high school

92 (36.8%)

93 (37.2%)

 

 Primary school or lower

22 (8.8%)

19 (7.6%)

 

Occupation

  

> 0.05a

 Catering services

6 (2.4%)

3 (1.2%)

 

 Official

7 (2.8%)

7 (2.8%)

 

 Worker

70 (28%)

65 (26%)

 

 Commercial service

61 (24.4%)

69 (27.6%)

 

 Unemployed

61 (24.4%)

78 (31.2%)

 

 Retired

3 (1.2%)

3 (1.2%)

 

 Migrant laborer

2 (0.8%)

4 (1.6%)

 

 Student

1 (1.6%)

2 (0.8%)

 

 Others

4 (0.4%)

12 (4.8%)

 

 Unknown

35 (14.0%)

7 (2.8%)

 

Route of transmission

  

0.017

 Heterosexual

133 (53.2%)

112 (44.8%)

 

 MSM

101 (40.4%)

130 (52.0%)

 

 IDU

12 (4.8%)

4 (1.6%)

 

 Blood-borne

1 (0.4%)

1 (0.4%)

 

 Unknown

3 (1.2%)

3 (1.2%)

 
  1. aNote: Unknown group was omitted before analysis