HIV associated factors among men who have sex with men in Maanshan, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study conducted a survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Maanshan City of Anhui Province to assess the risk behaviors related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June 2016 to June 2019. The MSM were recruited by a peer-driven sampling method. A face-to-face interview with anonymous questionnaire was used for data collection. The information collected by the survey was summarized and epidemiology described the basic characteristics of MSM, and then the related factors were statistically analyzed.

Results

A total of 934 MSM were recruited with a average age was 30.5 (SD = 8.90) years old, including 816 (87.4%) HIV negative participants and 118 (12.6%) HIV positive ones. This study sho

SUBMITTER: Qin QR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10347791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature