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Sexual Behavior Characteristics and HIV Infection Risk Factors Among MSM College Students

Fei Yu

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Objective To understand sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection situation of MSM college students,and explore the risk factors.Methods MSM college students were recruited by means of classified snowball,acquired demographic and behavioral data through face to face questionnaire survey,and collected 5ml vein blood for HIV antibody test.Sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection risk factors among MSM college students were analyzed.Results The awareness rate of HIV/AIDS related knowledge among MSM college students is 94.6%;78.11% of them seek for sex partner through Internet;the average age of first anal sex with man is 18.6 years old;82.64% of them have had anal sex in the past 6 months;have 3.12 sex partners in average;only 39.86% of them use condom consistently;and the HIV infection rate among them is 8.88%.The HIV infection rate,percentage of anal sex in the past 6 months,average number of sex partner,average age of first anal sex are all lower than normal MSM.Conclusion MSM college students are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because of the young average age of first anal sex,multiple sex partners and unprotected anal sex.Therefore,specific intervention approaches towards them takes priority in MSM HIV prevention work.

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Objective To understand sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection situation of MSM college students,and explore the risk factors.Methods MSM college students were recruited by means of classified snowball,acquired demographic and behavioral data through face to face questionnaire survey,and collected 5ml vein blood for HIV antibody test.Sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection risk factors among MSM college students were analyzed.Results The awareness rate of HIV/AIDS related knowledge among MSM college students is 94.6%;78.11% of them seek for sex partner through Internet;the average age of first anal sex with man is 18.6 years old;82.64% of them have had anal sex in the past 6 months;have 3.12 sex partners in average;only 39.86% of them use condom consistently;and the HIV infection rate among them is 8.88%.The HIV infection rate,percentage of anal sex in the past 6 months,average number of sex partner,average age of first anal sex are all lower than normal MSM.Conclusion MSM college students are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because of the young average age of first anal sex,multiple sex partners and unprotected anal sex.Therefore,specific intervention approaches towards them takes priority in MSM HIV prevention work.

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Objective To understand sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection situation of MSM college students,and explore the risk factors.Methods MSM college students were recruited by means of classified snowball,acquired demographic and behavioral data through face to face questionnaire survey,and collected 5ml vein blood for HIV antibody test.Sexual behavior characteristics and HIV infection risk factors among MSM college students were analyzed.Results The awareness rate of HIV/AIDS related knowledge among MSM college students is 94.6%;78.11% of them seek for sex partner through Internet;the average age of first anal sex with man is 18.6 years old;82.64% of them have had anal sex in the past 6 months;have 3.12 sex partners in average;only 39.86% of them use condom consistently;and the HIV infection rate among them is 8.88%.The HIV infection rate,percentage of anal sex in the past 6 months,average number of sex partner,average age of first anal sex are all lower than normal MSM.Conclusion MSM college students are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because of the young average age of first anal sex,multiple sex partners and unprotected anal sex.Therefore,specific intervention approaches towards them takes priority in MSM HIV prevention work.

Key concepts: Anal sex, Men who have sex with men, Demography, Condom, Medicine, Snowball sampling, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Anal intercourse

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