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SynthesisPloS one2012

HIV and sexually transmissible infections among money boys in China: a data synthesis and meta-analysis.

Eric P F Chow, Ka I Iu, Xiaoxing Fu, David P Wilson, Lei Zhang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02999243 (Development of an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among MSM), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02999243 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Development of an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among MSM: Taking the Guess Out of Seroguessing

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2017 to 2018Enrolled27ConditionsHIV SerosortingArmsHIV self-testing, Harm reduction education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. HIV, Sex Work, and Law Enforcement in China.Health and human rights · 2017
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  15. Male Clients of Male Sex Workers in China: An Ignored High-Risk Population.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2016
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  20. Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of HIV infection among money boys and general men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric P F ChowThe Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Ka I Iu
Xiaoxing Fu
David P Wilson
Lei Zhang
UNSW Sydney · AURenmin University of China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommercial sex workers within the population of men who have sex with men (MSM) in China, known as 'money boys' (MBs), are perceived to be at higher risk for HIV and other sexually-transmissible infections (STIs).

methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses from peer-reviewed literature accessed in two English (PubMed and Embase) and three Chinese databases (CNKI, CQVIP, Wanfang data). A data synthesis exercise was carried out to determine the extent and patterns of behaviours and HIV/STI epidemics. Pooled estimates, with 95% confidence intervals, for each study variable were calculated.

resultsThirty-two eligible articles (9 in English and 23 in Chinese) were identified. Our analysis indicated that Chinese MBs are generally young, currently employed, at low literacy levels and highly mobile. The prevalence of HIV, syphilis and co-infection among MBs were estimated to be 6.0% (4.2-8.5%), 12.4% (9.9-15.3%) and 2.2% (1.1-4.1%) over the period of 2004-2011. Level of condom use among MBs is generally higher than the broader MSM population (69.2% at last act, and 48.5% consistently over the past 6 months). One-third of the Chinese MBs identified themselves as bisexual and 8.7% (5.6-13.5%) are currently married to a female. Further, 40.9% (34.5-47.7%) of MBs participated in group sex in the past 12 months and 14.8% (10.6-20.3%) concurrently use illicit drugs.

conclusionsHIV/STI epidemics have affected Chinese MBs but the evidence suggests that the extent of infections is not greater than among other MSM in China.

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Homosexuality, MaleSex WorkersAdolescentAdultChinaCoinfectionHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencePublication BiasSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesYoung Adult

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PMID23209551
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