Analysis on influencing factors associated with condom use among MSM in Chengdu city

OBJECTIVE To understand the situation of sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM),and to explore the influencing factors associated with condom use 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 the influencing factors associated with condom use were analyzed by non-conditional Logistic regression model.RESULTS In the past six months,51.6% did not use condoms every time in the anal sex,90.2% of them had anal sex with men and48.5% of the responders had more than one sex partner.Logistic regression showed Monthly income, Free anti-virus treatment drugs provided by the government for HIV/AIDS patients and other AIDS related knowledge/information were the influencing factors associated with condom use among MSM.CONCLUSION Most MSM in Chengdu city have high-risk behavior,and intervention targeted to improve condom use might be helpful to reduce the risk of being infected.