Objective@#To examine the
prevalence and associated factors of seeking casual
male sexual partners among men who have sex with men (MSM)
students in Guangzhou, and to provide a reference for
health education and intervention.@*
Methods@#A
cross-sectional study was conducted to recruit 189 MSM
students aged 18 and 28 via voluntary
counseling and testing (VCT) clinics, Lingnan partners and Zhitong
charity from May 2017 to April 2018. An anonymous
electronic questionnaire was administrated to collect information on sociodemographic and
sexual behavior characteristics.
Chi-square test and non-conditional
Logistic regression analysis were performed to explore the associated factors of casual
homosexual behavior among MSM
students.@*Results@#In the past 6 months, 63.49% (120/189) of them reported casual
male partners, and the rate of consistent
condom use was 61.67%(74/120). Multivariate
Logistic regression analysis showed that participants
who had
multiple sex partners in the past 6 months were more likely to seek
male casual partners(aOR=9.13, 95%CI=4.27-19.53). Individuals
who used
recreational drugs before
sex were at a higher
risk of having casual
sex behaviors(aOR=3.06, 95%CI=1.08-8.62). MSM
students who had steady
homosexual partners had a lower
risk to seek casual
sex(aOR=0.43, 95%CI=0.19-0.98).@*Conclusion@#The proportion of seeking casual
male sexual partners among MSM
students in Guangzhou was relatively high. The publicity and
education should be strengthened among those
who had
multiple sex partners, with no steady
homosexual partners and used
recreational drugs before
sex, to reduce the casual
sex behaviors.