HIV infection and KAP status among men who have sex with men in 14 Chinese cities.
- Author:
Yu-gang BAO
1
;
Yan-hui ZHANG
;
Jin-kou ZHAO
;
Jiang-ping SUN
;
Hong-zhuan TAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; epidemiology; China; epidemiology; Cluster Analysis; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Homosexuality, Male; psychology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Risk-Taking; Surveys and Questionnaires; Unsafe Sex
- From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2009;43(11):981-983
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the current status of HIV infection and HIV-related knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 14 cities in China.
METHODSA cluster sampling method was administrated and 14 large or medium cities were selected. The respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was also used to conduct a questionnaire survey in 6101 MSM. Blood specimens were collected for HIV and syphilis testing.
RESULTSA total of 6101 MSM were selected and investigated, with an HIV infection rate of 6.3% (384/6101) and a syphilis infection rate of 14.0% (854/6101). The proportion of MSM knowing correct HIV/AIDS knowledge was 59.7% (3644/6101); 6.2% (378/6101) and 11.2% (683/6101) of the respondents ever had buying sex or selling sex in the last six months respectively; the proportion of consistent condom-using each time while with male partners in the last month was 39.2% (2392/6101). The proportion of condom-using while with male partners was 65.2% (3978/6101) in the last time among MSM.
CONCLUSIONA high HIV infection rate was observed among MSM with limited HIV/AIDS awareness and high risk behaviors. It is necessary to initiate a rapid response to prevent HIV spreading in MSM.
