HIV Testing and Risks of Sexual Behavior among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ningbo, China

Haibo Jiang, Hang Hong, Hongjun Dong, Jun Jiang and Lin He
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Haibo Jiang: Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
Hang Hong: Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
Hongjun Dong: Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
Jun Jiang: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
Lin He: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is confirmed as a preventive strategy for HIV control. However, the testing rate and risk behaviors of HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) remain unclear. We aimed to examine factors associated with HIV testing and high-risk behaviors among HIV-negative MSM. From July 2016 to June 2017, participants were recruited by snowball sampling from WeChat groups, bars, and other venues. HIV testing was performed to exclude HIV-positive MSM. Face-to-face questionnaires regarding HIV testing and high-risk behaviors were conducted; 988 MSM were included, and 57.1% of participants underwent HIV testing in the past year. The proportion of high-risk behaviors was 49.9%. Factors associated with HIV testing were bisexual orientation, substance use to adjust psychiatric disorders, and receiving acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) interventions. Being married, bisexual orientation, and receiving AIDS interventions were risk factors for high-risk sexual behaviors, while college or higher degree was a protective factor. We determined that HIV transmission factors are widespread, and the rate of HIV testing is relatively low. Attention should be given to marital status, using substances to adjust psychiatric disorders, or bisexual HIV-negative MSM, and AIDS interventions should be strengthened to promote HIV testing and reduce high-risk behaviors.

Keywords: HIV-negative; men who have sex with men; testing; behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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