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Early Sexual Debut and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China
Joint Authors
Xu, Ruiwei
Dai, Wenjie
Zhao, Guanglu
Tu, Dan
Yang, Lin
Wang, Feng
Cai, Yumao
Lan, Lina
Tan, Hongzhuan
Liu, Aizhong
Feng, Tiejian
Kaminga, Atipatsa C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Studies investigating the association between early sexual debut and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have mainly focused on Africans or females but rarely on men who have sex with men (MSM) in China.
This study, therefore, mainly aimed at exploring the association between early sexual debut and HIV infection among MSM in Shenzhen, China.
A total of 533 MSM were enrolled in this study using a convenience sampling method.
Information about sociodemographic characteristics and risky sexual behaviors was collected.
It was found that the prevalence of HIV infection was 24.2% among this study population and 66.4% of the MSM reported having had vaginal sexual intercourse with females.
The mean ages at first vaginal sexual intercourse, first anal sexual intercourse, and first sexual intercourse were 21.38, 22.43, and 19.87 years, respectively.
Multivariable logistic regression analyses showed that the MSM who experienced early anal sexual debut were more likely to be infected with HIV than those who did not.
The results indicate that HIV infection is quite prevalent among MSM in Shenzhen.
Early and efficient intervention strategies should be taken, and the MSM experiencing early anal sexual debut should be given special attention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xu, Ruiwei& Dai, Wenjie& Zhao, Guanglu& Tu, Dan& Yang, Lin& Wang, Feng…[et al.]. 2016. Early Sexual Debut and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097205
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xu, Ruiwei…[et al.]. Early Sexual Debut and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097205
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xu, Ruiwei& Dai, Wenjie& Zhao, Guanglu& Tu, Dan& Yang, Lin& Wang, Feng…[et al.]. Early Sexual Debut and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097205
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1097205