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- Title
Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women in China: Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Authors
Wang, Hong-Yi; Xu, Jun-Jie; Zou, Hua-Chun; Reilly, Kathleen Heather; Zhang, Christiana Meng; Yun, Ke; Li, Yong-Ze; Jiang, Yong-Jun; Geng, Wen-Qing; Shang, Hong; Wang, Ning
- Abstract
Objectives. To understand the current risk of HIV infection and transmission and further elucidate the underlying risk factors among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in China. Methods. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of searching through Chinese and English available literature databases between January 2000 and June 2014 to identify articles. Results. Thirty-six articles (including 19,730 MSMW and 53,536 MSMO) met the selection criteria and the aggregated results found that MSMW have significantly higher HIV prevalence than MSMO (6.6% versus 5.4%, OR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.01–1.58). A higher proportion of MSMW had commercial male partners in the past 6 months (18.3% versus 12.2%, OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.01–2.42). Additionally, substance use in the past 6 months was significantly more frequent among MSMW than MSMO (alcohol use: 27.1% versus 13.1%, OR = 2.53, 95% CI = 2.14–2.99; illicit drug use: 5.3% versus 2.5%, OR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.48–2.95). Conclusion. A higher proportion of commercial sex and substance use among MSMW may be a potentially indicative factor for significantly higher HIV prevalence compared to MSMO. Targeted interventions should aim at increasing the frequency of HIV/STIs screening and preventing high risk commercial sex and substance use among MSMW to decrease their HIV transmission to the general population.
- Subjects
CHINA; HUMAN sexuality; UNSAFE sex; HIV infections; BISEXUAL people; META-analysis; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SEX industry; HIV infection risk factors; HIV infection transmission; CONFIDENCE intervals; RISK-taking behavior; SUBSTANCE abuse; MEN who have sex with men; ODDS ratio
- Publication
BioMed Research International, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
2314-6133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/850132