Prevalence and associated factors of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Hefei, China, 2013–2014: a cross-sectional study

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hefei, China. A total of 578 MSM were recruited, with a mean age of 28.13 ± 6.91; 70.7% were under 30. The awareness rate was 95.4% (560/587) in the cross-s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of STD & AIDS 2016-03, Vol.27 (4), p.305-312
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Yan-Yan, Tao, Hai-Dong, Liu, Juan, Fan, Yin-Guang, Zhang, Chao, Li, Peng, Li, Lian-Ju, Huang, Qing, Zhao, Wei, Ye, Dong-Qing
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS/HIV China - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies HIV Infections - epidemiology Homosexuality, Male - psychology Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Prevalence Risk Factors Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology Syphilis - epidemiology Treponema pallidum
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hefei, China. A total of 578 MSM were recruited, with a mean age of 28.13 ± 6.91; 70.7% were under 30. The awareness rate was 95.4% (560/587) in the cross-sectional study. Of all the respondents, 73 (12.44%) were seropositive for HIV and 56 (9.54%) for syphilis. Multivariate analysis showed that self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (AOR = 8.02, 95% CI: 2.58–24.98, P
ISSN:	0956-4624 1758-1052
DOI:	10.1177/0956462415580886