Influencing Factors Associated With the Number of Sex Partners Among MSM in Chengdu

Objective To understand situation of sexual behavior among men who have sex with men(MSM),and to explore influencing factors associated with number of sex partners among MSM in Chengdu.Methods A sample of 291 MSM was selected to conduct one-to-one questionnaire investigation through purposive sampling and snowball sampling together,and influencing factors associated with number of sex partners were analyzed by non-conditional Logistic regression model.Results In past six months,48.5% of responders had more than one sex partner,90.2% of them had anal sex with men,and 51.6% did not use condoms every time in anal sex.Logistic regression showed that the situation of condom use,You may meet one HIV-positive when having sex with 7 homosexual partners in and other two AIDS related knowledge/information were influencing factors associated with number of sex partners among MSM.Conclusion Most MSM in Chengdu have high-risk behaviors,and intervention targeted to behavior of multiple sex partners might be helpful to reduce risk of being infected.