SynthesisThe journal of sexual medicine2013
Gay saunas and the risks of HIV and syphilis transmissions in China--results of a meta-analysis.
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- Event-specific risk factors predicting episodes of unprotected anal intercourse with male nonregular partners among men who have sex with men using case-crossover study design.BioMed research international · 2014Trial
- HIV risk and influence factors among MSM who had sought sexual partners in core venues: a continuous sentinel surveillance in 2010-2022.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- High Prevalence of Syphilis and Syphilis/HIV Coinfection among Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Attend Meeting Places in Mexico.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China.AIDS research and therapy · 2021Article
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- Do the same socio-demographic variables predict testing uptake and sero-status? HIV and syphilis among an observational sample of Chinese men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2020Observational
- The Characteristics and Quality of Mobile Phone Apps Targeted at Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A Window of Opportunity for Health Information Dissemination?JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Look into the HIV Epidemic of Gay Community with a Socio-Cultural Perspective: A Qualitative Study in China, 2015-2016.PloS one · 2017Article
- Commercial sex and risk of HIV, syphilis, and herpes simplex virus-2 among men who have sex with men in six Chinese cities.BMC infectious diseases · 2016Article
- Seeking Male Sexual Partners via Internet and Traditional Venues among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for HIV Risk Reduction Interventions.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- HIV prevalence trends, risky behaviours, and governmental and community responses to the epidemic among men who have sex with men in China.BioMed research international · 2014Review
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Abstract
introductionPrevious studies suggest the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) is associated with characteristics of venues. However, very few studies have systematically compared HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence among MSM according to key venue type for sourcing sex partners.
aimsThe aim of this study was to investigate the associations between HIV/syphilis prevalence and the types of venues, namely saunas, parks, gay bars, and the Internet, which are mostly used for sourcing male sex partners by MSM in China.
methodsMeta-analyses using fixed-effect and random-effect methods were conducted. Secondary data were obtained from 10 concurrent surveys conducted in 10 cities basing on a common protocol. Pairwise comparisons (e.g., "saunas" vs. "parks") were made. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Odds ratios (OR) for HIV/syphilis infection in relations to venue type for partner sourcing.
resultsThe distribution of the most commonly used source to recruit male sex partner was 59.32% (Internet), 18.47% (gay bars), 14.18% (gay saunas), and 8.02% (parks). The median prevalence of HIV/syphilis was 10.49% and 19.38% (gay saunas), 2.12% and 16.25% (parks), 6.06% and 15.45% (Internet), and 4.41% and 11.90% (gay bars). We found significant between-group differences when comparing "sauna" against "Internet" (HIV: OR= 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.65-3.12; syphilis: OR = 1.61, 95% CI= 1.07-2.41), "sauna" against "bars" (HIV: OR= 1.65, 95% CI= 1.14-2.39; syphilis: OR= 1.35, 95% CI= 1.02-1.78), and "parks" against "Internet" (syphilis: OR= 1.55, 95% CI= 1.12-2.15) as the main source to recruit male sex partners. Other pairwise comparisons were not statistically significant.
conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that those sourcing partners mainly from gay saunas have higher prevalence of HIV/syphilis when compared with those doing so via the Internet or gay bars. Venue based (sauna-based) interventions using socio-ecological approaches are greatly warranted in order to reduce HIV and syphilis prevalence among MSM in China.
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