Increased HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men from 2008 to 2012, Nanjing, China

Hongjing Yan, Jianjun Li, H Fisher Raymond, Xiping Huan, Wenhui Guan, Haiyang Hu, Haitao Yang, Willi McFarland and Chongyi Wei

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Background: HIV testing is the first point of HIV treatment entry for HIV-infected individuals and an avenue to engage persons at risk in prevention. In China, where the prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been rising over the last decade, uptake of HIV testing has been low. Methods: We examined changes in HIV testing in the preceding 12 months through two cross-sectional surveys conducted among MSM in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China in 2008 and 2012. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to recruit participants. Questionnaire interviews and venous blood were collected to measure HIV testing, risk behaviors, and prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and HSV-2. Results: A total of 430 and 589 MSM were surveyed in 2008 and 2012, respectively, with comparable samples in each round with respect to demographic characteristics. HIV testing in the past 12 months increased significantly from 20.1% (95% CI 13.3–26.8) in 2008 to 46.0% (95% CI 39.3–51.4, p

Date: 2016
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