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[Characteristics of commercial homosexual behaviors and factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse in men who have sex with men in Fuzhou].

H ZhangJ H ChenD S HeH H XueC Z LinS Y Xu
Published in: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi (2024)
Objective: To understand the commercial homosexual behavior characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) and the factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in this population, and provide reference for the development of intervention strategy in MSM. Methods: Men who were aged ≥16 years and had anal sex with men in the past 6 months were recruited through internet in Fuzhou from January to December 2023 for a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 283. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the factors associated with the incidence of UAI in the past 6 months in MSM. The SPSS 25.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: In 4 484 MSM, the proportion of those with commercial homosexual behaviors was 9.59% (430/4 484), the average age was (27.00±9.07) years. In the MSM with commercial homosexual behaviors, 70.00% (301/430) had anal sex in the past one week, and 43.02% (185/430) had anal sex with more than 10 partners in the past 6 months. The proportion of MSM with UAI was 75.58% (325/430) in the past 6 months. The results of multivariate analysis showed showed that in MSM with commercial homosexual behaviors in the past 6 months, compared with those who were students, age >18 years at the first sexual intercourse, had not anal sex in the past one week, and anal sex with less than 10 partners in the past 6 months, the risk for UAI was higher in those who were not students (a OR =1.99,95% CI :1.18-3.36), those who were aged ≤18 years at first sexual intercourse sex (a OR =2.04,95% CI :1.26-3.29), those who had anal sex in the past one week (a OR =2.04,95% CI :1.25-3.33), and those who had anal sex with more than 10 partners in the past 6 months (a OR =1.97,95% CI :1.16-3.35). Conclusions: The risk for UAI was high in MSM with commercial homosexual behaviors in Fuzhou, so it is necessary to improve the awareness of safe sex and promote sex with regular partners and condom use, and preventing drug abuse in MSM.
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