Awareness of HIV testing results before sex among men who have sex with men
CHEN Wan-jun*, RUAN Jian-jun, ZHU Bi-xiang, LOU Lian-juan, CHEN Jun-xian, ZHA Lian-qi, MA Qiao-qin, CHEN Lin, JIANG Ting-ting, LUO Ming-yu
*Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051,China
Abstract：Objective To understand the awareness of HIV testing results before having sex among men who have sex with men （MSM） .Methods The MSM from a gay bar in Zhejiang Province were recruited through convenience sampling method. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the information about demographic characteristics,sexual behaviors,awareness of HIV status between sexual partners and HIV testing results during August of the year 2016. The awareness of HIV testing results before having sex among MSM and the influencing factors were analyzed .Results A total of 124 MSM were recruited in this study,56.56% of whom aged from 25 to 39 years,and 61.29% were single,divorced or widowed. The number of sexual partners they had in the last year ranged from 1 to 40,with median of 8. The MSM who had casual sexual partners accounted for 70.97%. The MSM who had regular HIV testing accounted for 90.32%,yet who would like to share the HIV testing reports with partners only accounted for 18.55%. Whether asking about the HIV status before having sex or not was associated with age,marriage status,the number and characters of sexual partners（P<0.05）. The MSM who were informed of the HIV status of commercial partners,casual partners and regular partners accounted for 0,5.10% and 19.77%,respectively. The main reasons for MSM not knowing about the HIV status of their sexual partners were“condom use would prevent HIV infection”（78.38%）,“never thought about HIV infection”（53.15%）,and “there was no need to ask as the partner looked healthy”（36.94%） .Conclusion The proportion of MSM who were aware of HIV testing results before having sex was not high and was associated with age,marriage status,the number and characters of sexual partners. Lack of knowledge about HIV infection might contributed to this low proportion.
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CHEN Wan-jun, RUAN Jian-jun, ZHU Bi-xiang, LOU Lian-juan, CHEN Jun-xian, ZHA Lian-qi, MA Qiao-qin, CHEN Lin, JIANG Ting-ting, LUO Ming-yu. Awareness of HIV testing results before sex among men who have sex with men. Preventive Medicine, 2019, 31(1): 1-4.
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