Situation and correlated behavior of HIV infection among currently married MSM in Gansu province

Abstract

To explore the situation of HIV infection among currently married MSM and the features of related sexual behavior on both males and females in Gansu province. By "Place the recruitment" methodology, 297 currently married MSM were recruited in Lanzhou and Tianshui cities of Gansu province. Participants filled in a questionnaire and underwent HIV antibody testing. SPSS 17.0 software was used to analyze the result and differences between positive HIV MSM and negative HIV MSM. Possible factors that influencing the HIV infection among currently married MSM were analyzed. Among those currently married MSM, the HIV positive rate was 4.7%. 94.6% participants admitted having had anal sex with male partners in the past 6 months while 30.9% participants had more than 2 male sex partners in the past week, with the rate of condoms use as 45.9%. 69.0% of the participants had sex with females in the past 6 months, with the rate of condoms use as 24.9%. 59.0% of the participants did not use condoms when having sexual relations with partners. Among HIV positive married MSM, the rate of AIDS awareness was 64.3% and 7.1% of them ever having had HIV testing last year and 92.9% of them had anal sex with males. In the recent 6 months, 14.3% had ever used condom each time when having anal sex with males. 35.7% of the cases ever having had sex with females, with the rate of condom use as 60.0%. HIV prevalence, low AIDS awareness, low HIV rate of testing and high rate of unprotected sex behavior with either sex partners were found among currently married MSM in Gansu province. of this study called for behavioral intervention and HIV testing measures should be taken immediately.