title: [Prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis, sexual behaviors and awareness of HIV/AIDS related knowledge among men who have sex with men in China: a Meta-analysis of data collected from 2010 to 2013].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the time and area specific prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis, sexual behaviors and awareness of HIV/AIDS related knowledge among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the mainland of China during 2010-2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the published academic papers on the prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis among MSM in the mainland of China from 2010 to 2013 were collected from CNKI, Wanfang and PubMed databases. Meta-analysis was performed by using software Stata 12.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty six papers were selected. From 2010 to 2013 the pooled prevalence of HIV infection were 7.7% among the MSM (95% CI: 7.2%-8.3% ) and increased year by year, but the pooled prevalence of HIV infection was highest in southwestern China (12.0%). The pooled prevalence of syphilis were 10.9% among the MSM (95% CI: 9.8%-12.1%), and the pooled prevalence of syphilis was highest in southern China (14.4%). The incidence of anal sex was high (84.2%) in the past 6 months, but the consistent condom use rate was low (44.8%). The AIDS related knowledge awareness was high in the MSM (88.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of HIV infection and syphilis were high among the MSM in the mainland of China during 2010-2013. It is necessary to explore the comprehensive intervention measures to promote condom use among MSM although they have high awareness of AIDS related knowledge.
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Huang
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Qiaoqiao
authors: Q
authors: Li
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: National Center for STD/AIDS Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Zeng
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Xinyu
authors: X
authors: Cui
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Peijing
authors: P
authors: Yan
authors: National Center for STD/AIDS Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Email: fanlv@vip.sina.com.
authors: Fan
authors: F
authors: Lyu
authors: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Email: luan_rs@scu.edu.cn.
authors: Rongsheng
authors: R
authors: Luan
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D021841:Safe Sex; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*