Differences in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior towards HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections between Sexually Active Foreign and Chinese Medical Students
Table 1
Participants baseline characteristics.
Variables
Categories
Foreign students ()
Chinese students ()
value
Gender
Male
84 (53.50)
110 (39.71)
0.0055
Female
73 (46.50)
167 (60.29)
Median age (IQR)
—
24 (22–26)
25 (23–29)
0.0042
Education level
Bachelor
66 (42.04)
116 (41.88)
0.982
Master
66 (42.04)
115 (41.52)
Doctor
25 (15.92)
46 (16.61)
Marital status
Married
33 (21.02)
64 (23.10)
<0.001
Single
77 (49.04)
186 (67.15)
Partnered
47 (29.94)
27 (9.75)
Region of origin
Asia
62 (39.49)
—
—
Europe
22 (14.01)
—
Africa
49 (31.21)
—
Others
24 (15.29)
—
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual
143 (91.08)
249 (90.22)
0.006
Homosexual
5 (3.18)
23 (8.33)
Bisexual
9 (5.73)
4 (1.45)
Number of sex partners
1
110 (70.06)
240 (86.64)
<0.001
2
39 (24.84)
34 (12.27)
≥3
8 (5.1)
3 (1.08)
Frequency of condom use during sexual intercourse
Every time
68 (43.31)
135 (48.74)
0.1566
Often
79 (50.32)
115 (41.52)
Never
10 (6.37)
27 (9.75)
Sex enjoyment with condom
Yes
91 (57.96)
198 (71.48)
<0.0001
No
64 (40.76)
32 (11.55)
Do not know
2 (1.27)
47 (16.97)
Latest HIV testing
Never tested
12 (7.64)
217 (78.34)
<0.0001
3 months ago
5 (3.18)
17 (6.14)
6 months ago
25 (15.92)
11 (3.97)
1 year ago
47 (29.94)
13 (4.69)
≥2 years ago
68 (43.31)
19 (6.86)
Previously tested for STIs and tuberculosis
Syphilis
57 (55.41)
87 (20.58)
<0.0001
Hepatitis B
101 (73.29)
203 (64.33)
0.0504
Hepatitis C
93 (59.24)
92 (33.21)
<0.0001
Tuberculosis
91 (57.96)
68 (24.55)
<0.0001
Previous vaccination
Hepatitis B
102 (79.42)
220 (64.97)
0.0009
Tuberculosis
94 (52.23)
82 (33.94)
0.0002
is significant; IQR: interquartile range; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STIs: sexually transmitted infections.
