Investigation and analysis on AIDS-related knowledge,attitude,behaviors and the infection state of HIV among different types of male homosexuals

Objective To investigate AIDS-related knowledge,attitude and sexual behaviors among different types of men who have sex with men(MSM) in Wuhu,and to provide basis for AIDS high risk behaviors intervention.Methods Data from MSM by classification snowball sampling,we investigated MSM by using questionnaires.Results 422 MSM were investigated,there was significant difference in age,marriage,education background and so on(all P 0.05).There was statistically significant difference in the rate of the knowledge of AIDS-related service among different types of MSM(Ⅹ2= 67.92,P 0.001),that of MSM from other types was 95.1%.The population of getting AIDS service in bar was higher than other types of MSM.All MSM had history of sex with man in the past six months,the condom use rate of MSM who came from bar every time 32.6% was higher than those who came from park,internet,etc.30.6% MSM had sex with men so that they could obtain money,and the using rate of condom was low when MSM served as money boy.11.6% MSM had sex with female.The positive rate of HIV antibody,syphilis antibody and HCV antibody were 4.3%,9.0% and 0.7%,respectively.There was significant difference among different types of MSM(Ⅹ2= 8.63,P = 0.030).Conclusions The behaviors of MSM were separated from AIDS-related knowledge,it should be addressed that different ways of AIDS-related knowledge education and the different intervention measures in different types of MSM are strengthened to prevent AIDS.