ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2018
Out of the Closet, Into the Clinic: Opportunities for Expanding Men Who Have Sex With Men-Competent Services in China.
Article in Sexually transmitted diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- A crowdsourced intervention to promote hepatitis B and C testing among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a nationwide online randomized controlled trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Trial
- The Prevalence and Associated Factors of HIV Self-Testing Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Study Based on Bayesian Network Model.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Same-sex behavior disclosure to health care providers associated with greater awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Mental Health Services for Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
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- Do gay and bisexual men who conceal their same-sex behavior prefer different kinds of health services? Findings across four cities to inform client-centered HIV prevention in China.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Supernatural explanatory models of health and illness and healthcare use in China among men who have sex with men.Global public health · 2020Article
- A Crowdsourced Physician Finder Prototype Platform for Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: Qualitative Study of Acceptability and Feasibility.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2019Article
- No Place Like Home? Disentangling Preferences for HIV Testing Locations and Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Identifying MSM-competent physicians in China: a national online cross-sectional survey among physicians who see male HIV/STI patients.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Linking young men who have sex with men (YMSM) to STI physicians: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in China.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden among men who have sex with men (MSM), there is little research on health services provided to MSM in China and other low- and middle-income countries. Discrimination and inadequate services may discourage MSM from seeking health care services. This study examined essential services provided to MSM and health care discrimination among MSM in China.
methodsA nationwide cross-sectional online survey was conducted among MSM who saw a physician in the last 24 months in China. The survey included items on sociodemographic information, HIV testing, experiences from the last physician encounter, and history of perceived health care discrimination. We defined MSM-competent physicians as physicians who asked their patient about having sex with other men, asked about anal sex, and either asked about or recommended HIV testing at the most recent visit.
resultsAmong the 503 participants, 35.0% (176/503) saw an MSM-competent physician. In multivariate analyses, respondents who saw an MSM-competent physician were more likely to be younger (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.81-0.94), have a primary care physician (AOR, 3.24; 95% CI, 1.85-5.67), and be living with HIV (AOR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.13-3.56). 61.2% (308/503) of MSM had ever experienced health care discrimination.
conclusionsOur data suggest that there is variability in the extent to which physicians are meeting the needs of MSM in China. There is an urgent need to evaluate and expand MSM-competent services in China.
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