Survey on syphilis and HIV infection and sexual behavior among men having sex with male

Objective To understand infectious situation of syphi lis and AIDS virus among noncommercial men who have sex with man (MSM) and the level of safe sexual behavior in some metropolis in south China. Methods Answering the questionnaires through the network and accepting voluntarily the free Treponema Passive Particle Agglutinin (TPPA) and HIV tests.Results Among 88 cases of noncommercial MSM,the infection rate of SP and HIV reach 9.04% and 3.41% respectively,average number of male se x partners is 3,out of whom 76.1% have oral-intercourse,and 95.5% have anus-inte rcourse,and 76.1% have sex with strange men ,and 55.7% have sex with women.The r ate of using a condom each time and frequency are 6.8% and 21.6% respective ly,the rate of those who never use a condom is 48.9%.Conclusion With the great active sex of the commercial an d noncommercial MSM,the lack of safe action is the important factor that causes high syphilis infection,HIV infection begins to be transmitted between the nonco mmercial MSM and heterosexual perosn.