Infection status of HIV and its influence factors among men who have sex with men in Sichuan province

To investigate HIV infection status and its influence factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sichuan province. A face to face investigation and Syphilis and HIV serological detection were conducted among 2 783 MSM who have the insertion of oral or anal sex with men over the past year recruite...

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Published inZhōnghuá yùfáng-yīxué zázhì Vol. 48; no. 11; p. 980
Main Authors Liang, Li, Zhang, Jingyu, Liu, Li, Luo, Yingjuan, Pei, Xiaodi, Hu, Ying
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.11.2014
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
China
Data Collection
Demography
HIV Infections
HIV Seropositivity
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syphilis
China
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Summary:To investigate HIV infection status and its influence factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sichuan province. A face to face investigation and Syphilis and HIV serological detection were conducted among 2 783 MSM who have the insertion of oral or anal sex with men over the past year recruited by snowball sampling and respondent driven sampling methods in nine cities' Gay venues of Sichuan province. χ(2) test and logistic regression analysis were used for statistical analysis. A total of 2 783 MSM were surveyed, of which HIV and Syphilis infection rates were 11.1% (147/2 783) , 5.3% (310/2 783) , respectively. The HIV infection rates of <20 year-old age group, 20-29 year-old age group, 30-39 year-old age group, 40-49 year-old age group, ≥ 50 year-old age group were 6.6% (15/227), 9.7% (143/1 471), 11.8% (80/679), 18.0% (53/294), 17.0% (19/112) (χ(2) = 25.91, P < 0.05). The risk of HIV infection in 30-39 year-old age group, 40-50 year-old age group,> 50 years age group were 2.05 (1.14-3.69) times, 3.24
ISSN:0253-9624