Analysis of HIV infection status and factors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand infection status of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and analyze the influencing factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Guangzhou. Methods Men who have sex with men (MSM) were recruited from 2014 to 2017. Face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information of characterisitc and behaviors. Blood samples were used to detect HIV antibodie. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. Results Among 2 419 MSM, 200(8.27%) participants were confirmed positive for HIV. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that with Guangzhou and monthly economic income >0.5 million as reference, non-Guangzhou (OR=1.712, 95% CI 1.176-2.492，P=0.005) and monthly economic income ≤0.5 million (OR=1.998, 95% CI 1.409-2.833，P<0.001) were associated with HIV infection among MSM. Diagnosed syphilis (OR=2.461, 95% CI 1.375-4.405,P=0.002) , undetected syphilis (OR=2.333, 95% CI 1.635-3.331,P<0.001), anal sex role passive (OR=2.015, 95% CI 1.244-3.267,P=0.004), both active and passive (OR=2.115, 95% CI 1.374-3.251,P=0.001), non-using condoms every time during anal sex (OR=1.955, 95% CI 1.374-2.781,P<0.001), non-fixed anal sex objects (OR=2.150, 95% CI 1.463-3.160,P<0.001) were major risk factors for HIV infection among MSM. Conclusions The prevalance of HIV infection and high-risk sexual behavior were high among MSM in Guangzhou. It is urgent to expand the scope of HIV testing and advocate safe sexual behaviors among MSM.