Optimizing Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey to Identify Factors Associated With HIV Risk Behaviors Among Student MSM Aged 15 to 19

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ID13775581
AuthorsHui Liu (0000-0001-5519-148X, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention), Jian Li (0009-0001-8947-8064, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention), Mengjie Han (0000-0003-4212-8582, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Lei Zhang (0000-0003-4889-6486, Beijing Chaoyang Kangzhong Health and Education Center, Beijing, China), Jie Yang (0000-0001-6912-4966, Tianjin Shenlan Public Health Counseling Service Center, Tianjin, China), J T Yang (0009-0009-1646-3345, Tianjin Shenlan Public Health Counseling Service Center, Tianjin, China), Jingyan Li (0000-0002-5805-6520, Lingnan Partners, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), Yujing Liu (0000-0002-9429-5983, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention), Qiyu Zhu (0000-0002-2904-7019, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2023
Volume60
Pages469580231166811-469580231166811
Publication date2023-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580231166811
PMID37042211
OpenAlexW4365135170
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

Male homosexual behavior dominates the mode of HIV infection among students in China. This study aims to identify factors associated with HIV risk behaviors among male students who have sex with men (student MSM) aged 15 to 19 in China. The online sampling used the standard respondent-driven sampling (RDS) method, with recruitment support from community-based organizations (CBOs) in Tianjin and Guangzhou. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to identify factors associated with multiple HIV risk behaviors. A total of 449 subjects were recruited in this study, including 206 in Tianjin and 243 in Guangzhou. The presence of multiple HIV risk behaviors among student MSM, in many cases, was found to positively correlate with parental or friends' awareness of their same-sex sexual behavior or sexual orientation, with some geographical differences. The prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among student MSM aged 15 to 19 was high and associated with the disclosure of their sexual orientation or their sex with males to parents and friends. These findings highlight the importance of addressing social support in HIV prevention among student MSM when delivering HIV-related education or services

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Logistic regression · Men who have sex with men · Multivariate analysis · Respondent · Sexual behavior · Sexual orientation · Syphilis · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology

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