Characteristics of sexual partner network and high-risk sex behaviors among men who have sex with men
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2018.18799
- VernacularTitle:男男性行为人群性伴网络及高危行为特征研究
- Author:
Fang-La YIN
1
;
Yong ZHANG
;
Jia-Xing WANG
;
Ming LU
;
Dong-Ni LIANG
;
Hua CHENG
;
Pei-Song ZHONG
Author Information
1. 上海市嘉定区疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
men who have sex with men (MSM);
sexual partner network;
behavior characteristics
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;30(12):975-979
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To ascertain characteristics of sexual partner network and high-risk sex behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) , providing references for intervention of high risk behavior in MSM. [Methods] Face-to-face questionnaire interview was conducted among MSM recruited by voluntary counseling and testing clinics, peer mobilization, internet mobilization, outreach intervention, and so on.Descriptive statistics, χ2test, logistic regression analysis were applied for statistical analysis. [Results]A total of 334 MSM was investigated. Over the past 6 months, proportion of female partners, fixed male partners, multiple male partners, occasional and business male partners was 37.13％, 43.11％, 52.69％, 56.29％, and 4.19％ respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that respondents who were married, less educated, non-Shanghai domicile, and non-homosexual had more female partners in proportion, those with high income and homosexuality had more fixed male partners in proportion, and those who were married, non-Shanghai domicile had more multiple or occasional male partners in proportion. In the past 6 months, MSM who had unprotected sexual behaviors with female partners, fixed male partners, multiple or occasional male partners accounted for 75.21％, 65.97％, 59.66％, and 48.40％respectively. And analysis showed that respondents had more high-risk sexual behaviors with multiple male partners with their age increasing. [Conclusion] Sexual partner network of MSM is complex. MSM has a variety of sexual partners. Multiple sexual partners and unprotected sexual behaviors exist extensively among MSM. Related factor of sexual behaviors with multiple sexual partners is age.
