Table 3

Univariate associations between various factors and practising unprotected oral sex and HIV antibody testing among active MSM

		% practised unprotected oral sex in last 6 months*	p Value†	% tested for HIV antibodies in the last 6 months	p Value†
*Only asked of those who engaged in oral sex. †χ² test.
Age group (years)			0.31		0.34
18–25		43.8		16.8
26–35		58.2		9.5
36–45		50.0		10.6
46–60		63.2		18.6
Educational level			0.22		0.78
Primary or below		53.8		9.4
F 1–5		43.9		15.4
F 6–7		60.0		15.6
University or above		61.7		12.2
		51.9
Marital status					0.60
Currently single			0.09	14.5
Currently married		53.2		13.6
Divorced/separated/widowed		44.9		0.0
		100.0
MSM subgroup			0.04		0.08
Non-anal sex MSM		46.4		11.9
Anal sex MSM		63.5		20.6
HIV knowledge					0.14
Aware of asymptomatic period	Yes	57.3	0.20	17.2
	No	47.1		11.5	0.48
Aware of non-transmissibility by kissing	Yes	49.6	0.34	14.8
	No	58.1		11.5	0.16
Aware of non-detectibility period	Yes	47.8	0.12	16.2
	No	61.8		10.2	0.41
Aware of high infectivity of HIV	Yes	48.6	0.47	15.7
	No	54.3		12.2
Contracted an STD in last 6 months	Yes	33.3	0.18	17.9	<0.001
	No	53.3		12.1
Believe that MSM has other MSM partners	Yes	46.9	0.08	19.8	0.08
	No	61.4		11.5
Has more than 3 MSM partners in P6M	Yes	57.4	0.32	20.0	0.09
	No	49.1		11.8
Joined HIV prevention activity	Yes	42.9	0.50	33.3	0.031
	No	55.9		13.2
Know someone with HIV	Yes	50.0	0.72	53.3	<0.001
	No	55.3		12.0
% Agreement with the following HIV related attitudes
The use of condoms is necessary when having	Yes	46.5	0.001	13.0	0.53
sex with same sex partners	No	82.1		16.7
The use of condoms would reduce the chance of	Yes	50.4	0.03	14.0	0.77
HIV infection from anal sex with same sex partners	No	77.8		12.1
The chance of contracting HIV is very high when	Yes	51.2	0.14	13.9	0.95
having anal sex without using condoms	No	66.7		14.3
You have total control in deciding to use condoms	Yes	51.3	0.28	12.7	0.25
when having sex with same sex partners	No	61.8		19.1
The chance of contracting HIV is very high from	Yes	50.7	0.50	13.1	0.64
oral sex without using condoms	No	56.3		15.2
Among the peers you know, most of them would	Yes	51.0	0.50	14.8	0.42
use condoms when having sexual intercourse	No	56.6		11.2