South China Journal of Preventive Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 10-13.doi: 10.12183/j.scjpm.2020.0010

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HIV/AIDS risk awareness among men who have sex with men and its association with knowledge and high-risk sexual behavior

WANG Yi1, TU Hao-tian2, ZHOU Wan-ming1, FAN Jing3, ZHAO Xi-he1, WANG Xiao-li4, DU Chan-juan5, LIU Jiang6, YANG Gan-jin7, LI Wei8, JIA Xiu-wei9, TAN Qin10, TIE Ying-wei11, REN Yan-fei12, LIAO Ping13   

  1. 1.Mianyang City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mianyang 621000, China;
    2.West China Clinical Medical College, Sichuan University;
    3.Mianyang Gay Love Grou;
    4.Mianyang City Fucheng District Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    5.Mianyang City Youxian District Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    6.Jiangyou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    7.Santai County Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    8.Mianyang City Anzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    9.Beichuan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    10.Mianyang City High-tech District Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    11.Zitong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    12.Yanting County Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
    13.Pingwu County Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Received:2019-06-30 Online:2020-02-20 Published:2020-03-30

Abstract: Objective To explore the current status of HIV/AIDS risk awareness among men who have sex with men (MSM) and explore its association with knowledge and high-risk sexual behavior. Methods MSM were sampled by snowball sampling method in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province to conduct a survey on HIV/AIDS-related risk awareness, knowledge and sexual behavior. Their venous blood was collected for HIV antibody and TP antibody testing. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression model was used to determine the association of risk cognition with knowledge and high-risk sexual behavior. Result sA total of 1 226 valid questionnaires were recovered. The average age of the respondents was (27.5 ± 9.0) years old. Of the participants, 87.9%(1078/1 226)had the educational level at high school or above, and 81.1%(994/1 226) were unmarried. The awareness rate of HIV/AIDS knowledge was 97.4% (1 194/1 226). In the past 6 months, 71.4% (802/1 123) of them took the anal sex protection, and the risk awareness rate was 94.6%(1 160/1 226). Multivariate logistic regression model showed that, compared with those without risk, MSM with HIVAIDS knowledge (adjusted odds ratio [aOR): 18.951; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.813 - 52.720] and with anal sex protection in the past 6 months (aOR:1.821), 95% CI:1.074~3.262) had a higher probability of risk perception. Conclusion MSM have certain risk awareness, which is associated with knowledge and high-risk sexual behavior. Knowledge plays an important role in promoting risk awareness.

Key words: Men who have sex with men (MSM), HIV/AIDS, Risk, Knowledge, Sexual behavior

CLC Number: 

  • R193