Survey on the High Risk Sexual Behavior and Attitude among MSM in Songjiang District of Shanghai

[Objective] To surey the situation of keeping multi sexual partners and having high risk sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men(MSM),and to provide evidence for effective intervention among them.[Methods] A cross sectional anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted in Songjiang District for 150 MSM who were enrolled by snowball sampling method.Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0.[Results] The average age of the subjects was(29.3±9.2) years.The average age of first sexual intercourse with a man was(21.7±4.9) years.The average number of sexual partners in past 6 months was 3.0±4.1,and the main places for MSM to find them were internet(80.2%),gay bars(20.8%),bathhouses/sauna centers(14.6%) and so on.Among the MSM studied,54.7% had regular male sexual partners and the condom use rate was low;75.3% ever had an anti-HIV test with an average frequency of(2.8±3.0) times in past 2 years.[Conclusion] There is a great possibility to get HIV infection highly prevailing among MSM and cause spreading in general population,thus enhancing the intervention for AIDS control and prevention among MSM is an urgent requirement.