Prevalence and related factors of HIV testing among young students who ever had sexual experiences in Guangdong Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024382
- VernacularTitle:广东省有性行为青年学生艾滋病病毒检测情况及相关因素分析
- Author:
LIU Youzhao, LI Yan, LI Jianrong, YAO Zhilu, XIE Shilan, PAN Siyuan, LIN Peng, XU Huifang, LI Jie, YANG Fang
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Author Information
1. Department for HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou (511430) , Guangdong Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sexual behavior；Human immunodeficiency virus proteins；Regression analysis；Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2024;45(12):1718-1721
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the prevalence of HIV testing and related factors among young students who had sex in Guangdong Province, in order to provide evidence for relevant education programs and HIV testing promotion in young students.
Methods:From September to December 2022, a convenient sampling method was used to select 48 749 young students from 16 universities and mechanic colleges in 6 cities including Guangzhou, Shantou, Maoming, Huizhou, Dongguan, and Zhongshan in Guangdong Province for online questionnaire survey. A total of 2 971 students who ever had sexual experiences were screened out, and the HIV testing situation and related factors were investigated by using the questionnaire designed by AIDS Prevention and Education Project for College Students of China STD and AIDS Prevention Association.The influencing factors of HIV testing were analyzed using Chi square test and multiple Logistic regression model.
Results:Among students who had sexual experiences, 11.92% (354/2 971) were tested for HIV. The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that among young sexual students, using psychoactive substances during sexual activity in the last 1 year ( OR =7.70), having first sex with the same sex ( OR =3.87), having commercial sex ( OR =2.37), having heard of PEP ( OR =2.20), having a high level of self assessed understanding of HIV testing ( OR =1.73), inconsistent use of condoms ( OR =1.56), being aware of HIV infection ( OR =1.53), being aware of HIV knowledge ( OR =1.51) were more likely to test for HIV, and females ( OR =0.39) were less likely to test for HIV ( P < 0.05).
Conclusions:The proportion of HIV testing is low among sexually active young students in Guangdong Province. Targeted interventions should be tailored to promote HIV testing coverage.
