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Prevalence of unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in China: an updated meta-analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Why do men who have sex with men practice condomless sex? A systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- The effectiveness of the intervention model based on cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing risky sexual behaviors among MSM.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- The Impact of Customized Short Message Service on High-Risk Behaviors Among MSM in China, a Randomized Controlled Trial Study.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- Uptake of an App-Based Case Management Service for HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Process Evaluation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Differential influences of mpox illness representation on sexual behaviors among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Beijing and Hong Kong.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Factors associated with one-night stands among men who have sex with men recruited via the internet: a cross-sectional survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Usage of post-exposure prophylaxis and its impact on risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Qingdao, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Factors associated with mpox awareness among men who have sex with men recruited through the internet: a cross-sectional survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with having a steady homosexual partner among men who have sex with men, based on internet recruitment.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Condom-Related Stigma Scale among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: Development and Psychometric Tests.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- The effects of intimate relationship characteristics on unprotected anal intercourse among same-sex male couples in China: a dyadic analysis using the actor-partner interdependence model.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- HIV Seroconversion and Types of Relationships Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cohort Study in China.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Growth Trajectories of Peer Norms, Self-efficacy and Condom Use Behavior Among Sexually Active Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Latent Class Analysis and Growth Mixture Modeling.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- Association between Psychological Factors and Condom Use with Regular and Nonregular Male Sexual Partners among Chinese MSM: A Quantitative Study Based on the Health Belief Model.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Mediation Analysis of Peer Norms, Self-Efficacy, and Condom Use Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Parallel Process Latent Growth Curve Model.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- "Getting to Zero" Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: a Review of the HIV Care Continuum.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- Predictors of condom use behavior among men who have sex with men in China using a modified information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model.BMC public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this review was to assess the prevalence of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China.
methodsA comprehensive search was conducted including online databases like "Wanfang", Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, PubMed and manual searches. Analyses using random-effects models were performed to estimate the prevalence of UAI among MSM in China.
resultsSixty-two articles reporting eighty-two studies were selected. The pooled prevalence rates of UAI with any male partner, with regular male partners, with non-regular male partners, with casual male partners, and with commercial male partners among MSM were 53%(95%CI: 51-56%), 45%(95%CI: 39-51%), 34%(95%CI: 24-45%), 33%(95%CI: 30-36%), 12% (95%CI: 5-26%), respectively. A cumulative meta-analysis found that the pooled UAI prevalence decreased over time.
conclusionsAlthough the prevalence of UAI with male partners among MSM in China presents a decreasing trend over the past decade, the concomitant rise in HIV prevalence and incidence indicates that current prevention intervention efforts are insufficient to effectively contain the spread of HIV. Therefore, the persistently high prevalence of risky sexual behaviors underscores the need for innovative and effective prevention strategies among MSM.
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