Investigation on high risk behavior among men who have sex with men related to STI and HIV/AIDS in Dalian city

Objective To study the behavioral features among men who have sex with men(MSM).Methods All behavioral data were collected by a special questionnaire.Results There were 234 MSM(94.7%)who had sexed with male partners 6 months before,in which 43.7% of them sexed with female partners.7.8% and 17.4% of participants bought-sex and sold-sex respectively.About 81.4% of MSM had taken some prevention measures.Some 72.9% cases had considered checking HIV status.Conclusion The high rates of HIV-related risk behaviors existed among the MSM population in Dalian,and the strengthen prevention program and behavioral intervention should be taken as soon as possible.