Determinants of recent HIV testing among male sex workers and other men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study
Rui Cai A C , Wende Cai B C , Jin Zhao B D , Lin Chen B , Zhengrong Yang B , Wei Tan B , Chenli Zhang B , Yongxia Gan B , Yan Zhang B , Jingguang Tan B , Jan Hendrik Richards A and Sake J. De Vlas A
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A Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
B Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 8 Longyuan Road, Longzhu Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
C Both authors contributed equally.
D Corresponding author. Email: szhaojin@gmail.com
Sexual Health 12(6) 565-567 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH15109
Submitted: 3 June 2015 Accepted: 30 July 2015 Published: 14 September 2015
Abstract
We recruited 510 male sex workers (also referred as ‘money boys’ (MBs) and 533 other men who have sex with men (MSM) to investigate determinants of recent (last year) HIV testing in Shenzhen, China. Overall, 43% of MBs and 48% of other MSM reported having been tested for HIV in the last year. The most important determinant of testing among MBs was having multiple anal sex partners; among other MSM, the most important determinants were having a homosexual orientation and having a history of sexually transmissible infection. For MBs, education programs are needed to increase their awareness of actual HIV risk. For other MSM, destigmatising programs are needed.
Additional keywords: money boys, orientation, sexually transmissible infection.
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