Table 1 Baseline characteristics comparing participants with or without intention to reduce chemsex behavior (N = 152)
|  | Total N = 152 | With intention to reduce n = 105 (69.1%) | Without intention to reduce n = 47 (30.9%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age < 35 | 114 (75.0) | 81 (77.1) | 33 (70.2) | 0.362 |
Monthly income ≤ NTD$30,000 | 81 (53.3) | 63 (60.0) | 18 (38.3) | 0.013 |
Education ≤ bachelor’s degree | 123 (80.9) | 91 (86.7) | 32 (68.1) | 0.007 |
Unemployed | 43 (28.3) | 35 (33.3) | 8 (17.0) | 0.039 |
Relationship status | 0.013 | |||
 Single | 79 (52.0) | 57 (54.3) | 22 (46.8) |  |
 Regular partners | 49 (32.2) | 27 (25.7) | 22 (46.8) |  |
 Casual partners | 24 (15.8) | 21 (20.0) | 3 (6.4) |  |
Poly-drug use | 55 (36.2) | 44 (41.9) | 11 (23.4) | 0.028 |
High frequency of substance use | 25 (16.4) | 17 (16.2) | 8 (17.0) | 0.898 |
Living with HIV | 39 (25.7) | 31 (29.5) | 8 (17.0) | 0.103 |
GAD-7 score > 10a | 35 (25.0) | 26 (26.8) | 9 (20.9) | 0.459 |
PHQ-9 score > 10a | 41 (29.3) | 31 (32.0) | 10 (23.3) | 0.297 |
GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores at least one > 10a | 45 (32.1) | 34 (35.1) | 11 (25.6) | 0.268 |