Table 4 Psychological characteristics of the subjects in the high-risk behavior group (Group A) and the control group (Group B).
From: Psychological characteristics in high-risk MSM in China
|  | Group A | Group B | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong suicidal thoughts | 29.8% (17/59) | 17.3%(109/630) | 5.47 | 0.019 |
Willing to attend gay clubs | 69.5%(41/59) | 58.0% (379/653) | 2.93 | 0.087 |
Support of gay marriage | 78.0% (46/59) | 72.4% (471/651) | 0.86 | 0.353 |
Belief in unlikelihood of HIV infection | 32.2% (19/59) | 59.8% (377/630) | 16.86 | 0.000 |
Belief in condoms against HIV infection | 36.8% (21/57) | 19.2% (125/650) | 9.92 | 0.002 |
Belief in condoms against other STDs | 96.6% (57/59) | 89.2% (580/650) | 3.23 | 0.072 |
Assumption of no VDs with NASOs | 46.4% (26/56) | 31.3% (203/649) | 5.3 | 0.020 |
Offended upon SOD | 45.8% (27/59) | 52.3% (340/650) | 0.93 | 0.335 |
Hurt by heterosexual individuals | 26.3% (15/57) | 11.3% (73/645) | 10.74 | 0.001 |
Hurt by homosexual gay individuals | 32.1% (18/56) | 22.8% (147/645) | 2.50 | 0.114 |
Life-affecting pain from sexual identity | 59.6% (31/49) | 43.7% (251/532) | 3.62 | 0.057 |
SAAM before the age of 16 years | 63.8% (37/58) | 11.1% (73/656) | 113.41 | 0.000 |