Socio-demographics, sexual behaviours, and use of HIV prevention services among men who have sex with men and women in Western China.
This paper looks into the differences of sexual risk behaviours and prevention services among men who have sex with men and women and men who have sex with men only. The data from a cross-sectional survey of 159 men who have sex with men and women and 1186 men who have sex with men only in western China is analysed. It is found that men who have sex with men and women, with multiple anal sex partners, have higher rates of selling and buying sex than men who have sex with men only, but obtain less HIV-related knowledge from partners or HIV consulting and testing services. More efforts should be made to promote safer sexual behaviours and reduce the barriers for access to health services.
School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhenzhen
Z
Dai
School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China zxn66@vip.sina.com.
Xiaoni
X
Zhong
School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Bin
B
Peng
School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yan
Y
Zhang
School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Hao
H
Liang
Shunqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
HongBin
H
Peng
Sichuan Foreign Languages University, Chongqing, China.
Xiao Hua
XH
Zhong
First Clinical Institute, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiyao
X
Liu
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ailong
A
Huang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
AIDS; China; HIV; MSM; bisexual; men; men who have sex with men and women; sexual risk behaviour; sexually transmitted infections