Barriers and promoting factors for seeking HIV testing, men who have sex with men, Beijing, China, 2009 (n=495)
| Barriers and promoting factors | Missing* | HIV status | ||
| Untested HIV positive (n=31) | Untested HIV negative (n=161) | Tested HIV negative (n=303) | ||
| Per cent endorsing | Per cent endorsing | Per cent endorsing | ||
| Barriers: In your opinion, what prevents gay men from having an HIV test? | ||||
| Fear of knowing HIV positive | 77.4 | 82.0 | 83.2 | |
| Unsure where to go for test | 1 | 74.2 | 77.6 | 65.2 |
| Fear of discrimination if HIV positive | 74.2 | 75.2 | 72.6 | |
| Fear of being seen by friends at testing site | 67.7 | 66.5 | 67.3 | |
| Unwilling to go to designated HIV testing sites | 1 | 64.5 | 78.3 | 78.5 |
| Do not perceive risk for HIV | 1 | 64.5 | 72.1 | 66.2 |
| People perceiving they have AIDS if know tested | 61.3 | 60.9 | 59.1 | |
| Fear health personnel would not keep result private | 61.3 | 60.3 | 55.5 | |
| Perceive they cannot afford treatment if HIV positive | 1 | 61.3 | 51.6 | 49.0 |
| Anxiety waiting for results | 1 | 51.6 | 46.0 | 46.4 |
| Don't have time | 1 | 48.4 | 37.3 | 48.3 |
| No use because there is no cure for HIV | 48.4 | 35.4 | 38.3 | |
| Fear of needles | 1 | 22.6 | 41.0 | 37.4 |
| Promoting factors: In your opinion, what would encourage more gay men to test? | ||||
| Ensure confidentiality | 100 | 99.4 | 100 | |
| Provide anonymity | 100 | 96.3 | 97.4 | |
| Provide free or low-cost testing | 100 | 97.5 | 100 | |
| Increase people's HIV/AIDS knowledge | 100 | 97.5 | 99.0 | |
| If test were promoted as standard healthcare, routine | 1 | 100 | 95.7 | 95.7 |
| If advised by doctor or nurse | 96.8 | 98.8 | 98.4 | |
| Availability of medicine to treat AIDS | 96.8 | 91.9 | 91.8 | |
| A more sympathetic attitude from health staff | 93.6 | 96.3 | 97.4 | |
| If many other people test | 90.3 | 95.0 | 93.4 | |
| No discrimination against AIDS in the community | 90.3 | 92.6 | 93.1 | |
| Knowing someone who has AIDS or died of AIDS | 1 | 90.3 | 88.2 | 91.4 |
| If it were a legal requirement | 1 | 80.7 | 70.8 | 69.5 |
↵* Missing data were from the same person; data are complete where no value indicated.