Survey on AIDS/STD risk behaviors and prevalence among men who have sex with men in Langfang,Hebei
10.3321/j.issn:0254-6450.2008.06.007
- VernacularTitle:河北省廊坊市男男性行为人群艾滋病/性传播疾病危险行为与感染率现况调查
- Author:
Wei GUO
1
;
Ai-Jun SONG
;
Hong-De MENG
;
Lin PANG
;
Ke-Ming ROU
;
Zun-You WU
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心性病艾滋病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Men who have sex with men;
Acquired immunedeficiency syndrom;
Sexually transmitted diseases;
Prevalence rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2008;29(6):545-547
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the demographic and HIV risk behaviors, HIV and syphilis infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Langfang, Hebei. Methods 106 completed questionnaires were collected from 118 participants, who were recruited from MSM pubs and internet from October to November, 2007. Data on homosexual and heterosexual relationships as well as sexual behaviors were collected by face-to-face interview. Blood specimen were collected to determine HIV/syphilis serostatus. Results Age, marital status and occupation were statistically different (P＜0.05 ) among MSM subgroups enrolled through different recruitment methods. Almost 90.0% of the MSMs identified their sexual orientation, 82.1% MSMs had sexual contacts with men, 50.4% MSMs maintained sexual relationship with women. The exposures of sexual contacts were anal intercourse (87.7%), blow job (58.5%), rimming (32.1%), fist fucking (15.1%), group sex (8.5%) etc. As for the awareness of risk for HIV infection, only 31.1% of the participants were beware of their risk of HIV infection they had been facing while 23.6% of them had ever received HIV testings. The prevalence rates of HIV and syphilis antibody positive among the 84 MSMs in this program were 4.8% and 22.6% respectively. Conclusion MSMs were lack of HIV/STI awareness on their risks and having a high prevalence of HIV and syphilis.Specific HIV/STI intervention should be carried out in this population urgently.
