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Table 2 Physicians’ attitudes towards male homosexuals in China, 2017 (N = 267)

From: Identifying MSM-competent physicians in China: a national online cross-sectional survey among physicians who see male HIV/STI patients

 

Positive Attitudes

Neutral Attitudes

Negative Attitudes

Statements

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Overall

158(59.2%)

78(29.2%)

31(11.6%)

Male homosexuals are disgusting

60(22.5%)

180(67.4%)

37(10.1%)

Male homosexuality is a perversion

77(28.8%)

166(62.2%)

24(9.0%)

Homosexual behavior between two men is just plain wrong

73(27.3%)

155(58.1%)

39(14.6%)

Male homosexuality is merely a different kind of lifestyle that should not be condemned

113(42.3%)

124(46.5%)

30(11.2%)

Male homosexuals should be segregated by society (residential segregation; occupational segregation)

147(55.1%)

113(42.3%)

7(2.6%)