AIDS related knowledge, attitude and behaviors of MSMin a gay bathhouse / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To learn the knowledge, attitude and behaviors of AIDS of men who have sex wth men ( MSM ) in a gay bathhouse, so as to provide evidence for AIDS prevention and control among MSM.@*Methods@#From April to June of 2017, the MSM in a gay bathhouse in Wuhan were investigated. Demographic information, awareness of AIDS related knowledge, attitude towards HIV infection, dating ways and purposes, and high-risk sexual behaviors were collected and analyzed.@*Results@#Among 278 MSM responded, 235 ( 84.53% ) were aware of the basic knowledge of AIDS. The awareness rates of " transfusion with HIV blood will be infected ", " sharing syringes with HIV infected people will be infected ", "proper use of condoms can reduce the spread of AIDS ", " only having sex with one partner ( or few partners ) can reduce the spread of AIDS " were more than 90%, while the awareness rate of " high risk of HIV infection in gay bathhouses " was only 56.12%. Most respondents cared about the HIV infection situation of MSM, accounting for 74.46% ( 207 cases ) ; most denied or did not know the condition of friends infected with HIV, accounting for 82.37% ( 229 cases ) . The main purpose of coming to gay bathhouses was to find sexual partners, accounting for 87.41% ( 243 cases ) . About 52.16% had sexual behaviors with both heterosexual and homosexual partners, and 66.21% of them did not often or never use condoms when having sex with heterosexual partners. @*Conclusions@#The MSM in a gay bathouse have lower awareness of HIV infection situation and their partners, both heterosexual and homosexual behaviors, and lower proportion of insisting on condom use.