No Place Like Home? Disentangling Preferences for HIV Testing Locations and Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Table 2 Single-item assessment of participants’ HIV testing preferences among MSM in China (n = 803)

	Total n (%)	Among those who ever received an HIV test (%)	Among those who never received an HIV test (%)	p value
Test location^a
Home	271 (34%)	(29)	(45)	< 0.0001
Gay community-based organization	201 (25%)	(26)	(23)
Hospital	75 (9%)	(10)	(8)
Local health department	144 (18%)	(21)	(11)
Indifferent	109 (14%)	(14)	(13)
Cost/incentive of test^a
$7.50 USD incentive	194 (24%)	(28)	(16)	< 0.001
Free	438 (55%)	(53)	(58)
Pay $ 7.50 USD	34 (4%)	(3)	(6)
Pay $15 USD	44 (6%)	(6)	(4)
Indifferent	90 (11%)	(9)	(15)
Appointment versus walk-in testing^a
Walk-in	532 (66%)	(67)	(64)	0.12
Appointment necessary	159 (20%)	(18)	(24)
Indifferent	112 (14%)	(15)	(12)
Disclosure of same-sex sexual activities to test administrator^a
Not required to disclose	483 (60%)	(60)	(60)	0.27
Required to disclose	189 (24%)	(22)	(26)
Indifferent	129 (16%)	(17)	(13)
Test administrator^a
Trained health professional	484 (60%)	(64)	(52)	< 0.001
Individual with on the job training to administer test	89 (11%)	(12)	(9)
Self-test	164 (20%)	(15)	(33)
Indifferent	65 (8%)	(9)	(6)
Test type^a
Finger prick	387 (48%)	(46)	(54)	< 0.001
Venous	217 (27%)	(31)	(18)
Indifferent	198 (25%)	(23)	(28)
Anonymity^a
Not required to show national ID card	604 (75%)	(79)	(67)	< 0.01
Required to show national ID card	132 (16%)	(14)	(22)
Indifferent	66 (8%)	(7)	(11)
n	803	550	253