HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
Joint Authors
Fan, Wensheng
Li, Dongliang
Vermund, Sten H.
Zhang, Zheng
Qian, Han-Zhu
Ruan, Yuhua
Shao, Yiming
Yin, Lu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate HIV risk perception and its associated factors among Chinese MSM.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among MSM with an HIV negative or unknown status in Beijing, China, between 2011 and 2012.
A questionnaire interview was conducted and a blood sample was collected for HIV and syphilis testing.
Results.
Of 887 MSM who reported they were HIV negative or did not know their HIV status before recruitment, only 7.3% reported a high risk of HIV infection, 28.0% medium risk, 52.2% low risk, and 12.5% no risk.
In multivariate logistic regression models using those who reported a medium self-perceived risk as a reference group, self-reported high risk of HIV perception was associated with minority ethnicity (odds ratio [OR]: 2.91; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03–8.19), self-reported history of sexually transmitted diseases (OR: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.25–4.10), and HIV testing times since the last HIV testing (OR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.26–0.84); low self-perceived risk of HIV infection was related to full-time employment (OR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.15–2.18) and illicit drug use (OR: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.10–0.75).
Conclusions.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is rapidly rising among Beijing MSM, but more than half MSM did not perceive this risk.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fan, Wensheng& Yin, Lu& Qian, Han-Zhu& Li, Dongliang& Shao, Yiming& Vermund, Sten H.…[et al.]. 2014. HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455888
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fan, Wensheng…[et al.]. HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455888
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fan, Wensheng& Yin, Lu& Qian, Han-Zhu& Li, Dongliang& Shao, Yiming& Vermund, Sten H.…[et al.]. HIV Risk Perception among HIV Negative or Status-Unknown Men Who Have Sex with Men in China. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455888
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455888