Survey on the High Risk Behaviors and Other AIDS/STI Related Factors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men(MSM) in Mainland China('2001) / 中华皮肤科杂志

ObjectiveTomonitorthehighriskbehaviorsandotherAIDS/STIrelatedfactorsamongmenwhohavesexwithmen(MSM),especiallymalehomosexualsinmainlandChina.MethodsSelf-administratedanonymousmailsurveyswerecarriedoutin2001,andanalyzedwithSPSS.ResultsOnethousandonehundredandnineeffectivequestionnaireswerecollectedfrom30provincesandcities.MostofMSMlivedinbigormedi-um-sizedcities,havinggoodeducation,andbeingyounger.Thenumbersofsamegendersexpartnersweremorethanone.Theyoftenhadcasualsexpartnersandunprotectedintercourse.Inthelastyear,11.45%reportedhavingbeendiagnosedSTI.AmongMSMwhohavebeentestedforHIVantibody,5.45%oftestswerepositive.ConclusionsWhileSTIratehasbeenreachingahighlevel,MSMwithSTIalsohavebeeninfectedwithHIVintheMSMofmainlandChina.OthergroupshavingsexwithMSMareatgreaterriskofSTI/HIVinfection.ItisinurgentneedtopreventandcontrolSTI/AIDSinMSM.