ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
HIV Testing and Risks of Sexual Behavior among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ningbo, China.
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- Prevalence of sexualized drug use and risk of HIV among sexually active MSM in East and South Asian countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of HIV Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Evidence Synthesis by Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of men's healthPooled it
- Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Theory to Explore HIV Self-Testing Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Southwest China.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Incidence of HIV infection and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Zhejiang, China: a cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Vulnerability to HIV Infection Among International Immigrants in China: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Comparing access to sexual and reproductive health services among sexual minority youths and their peers: findings from a national survey in China.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Providing HIV testing in men who have sex with men through a gay social networking app in China: A qualitative interview study with multisectoral service providers.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Psychosocial and behavioral correlates with HIV testing among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.PloS one · 2022Article
- Factors influencing HIV testing and counselling services among men who have sex with men in Western China: a cross-sectional study based on Andersen's Behavioral Model.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Predicting the risk of HIV infection among internal migrant MSM in China: An optimal model based on three variable selection methods.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Factors related to HIV testing frequency in MSM based on the 2011-2018 survey in Tianjin, China: a hint for risk reduction strategy.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The mediated effect of HIV risk perception in the relationship between peer education and HIV testing uptake among three key populations in China.AIDS research and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is confirmed as a preventive strategy for HIV control. However, the testing rate and risk behaviors of HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) remain unclear. We aimed to examine factors associated with HIV testing and high-risk behaviors among HIV-negative MSM. From July 2016 to June 2017, participants were recruited by snowball sampling from WeChat groups, bars, and other venues. HIV testing was performed to exclude HIV-positive MSM. Face-to-face questionnaires regarding HIV testing and high-risk behaviors were conducted; 988 MSM were included, and 57.1% of participants underwent HIV testing in the past year. The proportion of high-risk behaviors was 49.9%. Factors associated with HIV testing were bisexual orientation, substance use to adjust psychiatric disorders, and receiving acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) interventions. Being married, bisexual orientation, and receiving AIDS interventions were risk factors for high-risk sexual behaviors, while college or higher degree was a protective factor. We determined that HIV transmission factors are widespread, and the rate of HIV testing is relatively low. Attention should be given to marital status, using substances to adjust psychiatric disorders, or bisexual HIV-negative MSM, and AIDS interventions should be strengthened to promote HIV testing and reduce high-risk behaviors.
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