Estimating Changes in Population Size and Behavioral Characteristics in Men Who Have Sex With Men Between 2014 and 2019: Longitudinal Study.
Zijie YangLan WeiWei XieLin ChenZhengrong YangYan ZhangShaochu LiuWei TanChenli ZhengYongxia GanDongmin LiHuachun ZouWanying ChenLing MaNiu JuYinghui SunFan LvJin ZhaoPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
In Shenzhen, the proportion of MSMa among the general male population was lower in 2019 than in 2014, and the prevalence of HIV risk behavior was reduced in 2019. Although the preferred platform to find male sex partners among MSM has changed, intervention with high-HIV risk MSM could still help to reduce HIV risk behaviors among the whole MSM group. Because MSM prefer to seek sex partners through mobile phone apps, further study is needed to strengthen internet interventions with high-HIV risk MSM to curb the spread of HIV.