Comparison of demographics and behaviours between gay app users and non-users from an online survey in China, 2014 (N=1424)
| Gay app users (n=824) | Non-users (n=600) | Total (N=1424) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Frequency | Per cent | Frequency | Per cent | Frequency | Per cent | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) |
| Age | ||||||||
| <20 | 132 | 16 | 74 | 12.3 | 206 | 14.5 | – | – |
| 20–29 | 548 | 66.5 | 350 | 58.3 | 898 | 63.1 | – | – |
| 30 and above | 144 | 17.5 | 176 | 29.3 | 320 | 22.5 | – | – |
| Residency | ||||||||
| Urban | 752 | 91.3 | 514 | 85.7 | 1266 | 88.9 | – | – |
| Rural | 72 | 8.7 | 86 | 14.3 | 158 | 11.1 | – | – |
| Education | ||||||||
| High school or below | 186 | 22.6 | 183 | 30.5 | 369 | 25.9 | – | – |
| College/bachelors | 588 | 71.4 | 381 | 63.5 | 969 | 68 | – | – |
| Masters or PhD | 50 | 6.1 | 36 | 6 | 86 | 6 | – | – |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single, never married | 732 | 88.8 | 462 | 77 | 1194 | 83.8 | – | – |
| Engaged/married | 60 | 7.3 | 98 | 16.3 | 158 | 11.1 | – | – |
| Divorced/widowed | 32 | 3.9 | 40 | 6.7 | 72 | 5.1 | – | – |
| Student | ||||||||
| Yes | 362 | 43.9 | 226 | 37.7 | 588 | 41.3 | – | – |
| No | 462 | 56.1 | 374 | 62.3 | 836 | 58.7 | – | – |
| Yearly income (US$) | ||||||||
| 3000 and below | 222 | 26.9 | 148 | 24.7 | 370 | 26 | – | – |
| 3001–6000 | 233 | 28.3 | 187 | 31.2 | 420 | 29.5 | – | – |
| 6001–9600 | 215 | 26.1 | 161 | 26.8 | 376 | 26.4 | – | – |
| 9601–15 000 | 100 | 12.1 | 71 | 11.8 | 171 | 12 | – | – |
| >15 000 | 54 | 6.6 | 33 | 5.5 | 87 | 6.1 | – | – |
| Preferred sexual role during anal sex with man | ||||||||
| Insertive | 282 | 34.2 | 242 | 40.3 | 524 | 36.8 | – | – |
| Receptive | 384 | 46.6 | 237 | 39.5 | 621 | 43.6 | – | – |
| No preference | 158 | 19.2 | 121 | 20.2 | 279 | 19.6 | – | – |
| Transgender individuals | ||||||||
| Yes | 31 | 3.8 | 30 | 5 | 61 | 4.3 | – | – |
| No | 793 | 96.2 | 570 | 95 | 1363 | 95.7 | – | – |
| Had sex with men in the last 6 months | ||||||||
| Yes | 824 | 100 | 426 | 71 | 1250 | 87.8 | – | – |
| No | 0 | 0 | 174 | 29 | 174 | 12.2 | – | – |
| Engaged in condomless sex with women in the last 6 months† | ||||||||
| Yes | 78 | 40 | 104 | 47.5 | 182 | 44 | 0.74 (0.50–1.09) | 0.82 (0.53–1.26) |
| No | 117 | 60 | 115 | 52.5 | 232 | 56 | Ref | Ref |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Gay men | 626 | 76 | 412 | 68.7 | 1038 | 72.9 | 1.44 (1.14 to 1.82) | 1.30 (1.01 to 1.66) |
| Bisexual | 198 | 24 | 188 | 31.3 | 386 | 27.1 | Ref | Ref |
| Currently have a main sexual partner | ||||||||
| Yes | 409 | 49.6 | 282 | 47 | 691 | 48.5 | 1.11 (0.90 to 1.37) | 1.15 (0.92 to 1.44) |
| No | 415 | 50.4 | 318 | 53 | 733 | 51.5 | Ref | Ref |
| Ever engaged in vaginal or anal sex with women | ||||||||
| Yes | 195 | 23.7 | 219 | 36.5 | 414 | 29.1 | 1.85 (1.47 to 2.32) | 1.49 (1.12 to 1.96) |
| No | 629 | 76.3 | 381 | 63.5 | 1010 | 70.9 | Ref | Ref |
| Engaged in condomless anal sex with last male partner men in the last 6 months | ||||||||
| Yes | 263 | 31.9 | 158 | 26.3 | 421 | 29.6 | 1.31 (1.04 to 1.66) | 1.52 (1.19 to 1.94) |
| No | 561 | 68.1 | 442 | 73.7 | 1003 | 70.4 | Ref | Ref |
| Engaged in group sex in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| Yes | 90 | 10.9 | 51 | 8.5 | 141 | 9.9 | 1.32 (0.92 to 1.89) | 1.49 (1.02 to 2.18) |
| No | 734 | 89.1 | 549 | 91.5 | 1283 | 90.1 | Ref | Ref |
| Engaged in commercial sex in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| Yes | 53 | 6.4 | 29 | 4.8 | 82 | 5.8 | 1.35 (0.85 to 2.16) | 1.38 (0.85 to 2.23) |
| No | 771 | 93.6 | 571 | 95.2 | 1342 | 94.2 | Ref | Ref |
| Self-reported HIV status‡ | ||||||||
| Tested, positive | 31 | 7.4 | 37 | 13.1 | 68 | 9.7 | 0.60 (0.36 to 0.97) | 0.67 (0.40 to 1.11) |
| Tested, negative | 358 | 85.2 | 211 | 74.6 | 569 | 81 | Ref | Ref |
| Tested, no result | 31 | 7.4 | 35 | 12.4 | 66 | 9.4 | ||
*Model adjusted for age, residence, education, marital status and income.
†For participants who had sex with women only.
‡Only among testers, n=703.