Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents
| Â | All | Group V | Group I | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n = 566) | (n = 340) | (n = 226) | Univariate OR |
| Â | Col% | Col% | Col% | (Group I vs. Group V) |
Socio-demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age groups | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18-29 | 70.0 | 68.2 | 72.6 | 1.00 |
   ≥30 | 30.0 | 31.8 | 27.4 | 0.81 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ High school | 32.3 | 37.4 | 24.8 | 1.00 |
   ≥College/university | 67.7 | 62.6 | 75.2 | 1.81** |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Employed full-time | 68.6 | 79.4 | 52.2 | 1.00 |
   Not employed full-time | 31.4 | 20.6 | 47.8 | 3.53*** |
Self-identified as exclusively homosexual | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 81.1 | 82.1 | 79.6 | 1.00 |
   No (bisexual/not certain) | 18.9 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 1.17 |
HIV-related prevention services (last 12 months) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Tested for HIV | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 73.7 | 71.8 | 76.5 | 1.00 |
   Yes | 26.3 | 28.2 | 23.5 | 0.78 |
Received other HIV prevention services | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 54.4 | 54.1 | 54.9 | 1.00 |
   Yes | 45.6 | 45.9 | 45.1 | 0.97 |
HIV-related knowledge & perceptions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A healthy-looking HIV- infected person could transmit HIV to others# | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Inappropriate answer | 20.8 | 18.5 | 24.3 | 1.00 |
   Appropriate answer (Yes) | 79.2 | 81.5 | 75.7 | 0.71 |
HIV virus could be transmitted via mouth-to-mouth kissing with an HIV-infected person# | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Inappropriate answer | 64.7 | 59.7 | 72.1 | 1.00 |
   Appropriate answer (No) | 35.3 | 40.3 | 27.9 | 0.57** |
HIV infection can be detected via blood test one week after the infection took place# | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Inappropriate answer | 20.1 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 1.00 |
   Appropriate answer (No) | 79.9 | 79.1 | 81.0 | 1.12 |
Total number of appropriate responses to the above 3 items | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 2 appropriate answers | 75.6 | 73.2 | 79.2 | 1.00 |
   3 appropriate answers | 24.4 | 26.8 | 20.8 | 0.72 |
Perceived condom efficacy for HIV prevention | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Quite high to low | 58.3 | 63.8 | 50.0 | 1.00 |
   Very high | 41.7 | 36.2 | 50.0 | 1.76** |
Self-perceived susceptibility of HIV infection in the future | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Little/very little | 66.6 | 60.9 | 75.2 | 1.00 |
   Moderate to very high | 33.4 | 39.1 | 24.8 | 0.51*** |
Fear of getting HIV via MSM sex behaviors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 35.5 | 33.8 | 38.1 | 1.00 |
   Yes/a little | 64.5 | 66.2 | 61.9 | 0.83 |