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Men Who have Sex with Men in China have Relatively Low Numbers of Sexual Partners

The Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Infect. Dis. Rep. 2011, 3(1), e10; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2011.e10
Submission received: 29 April 2011 / Revised: 3 June 2011 / Accepted: 8 June 2011 / Published: 23 June 2011

Abstract

HIV prevalence is increasing rapidly among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China and potentially associated with the number of male sexual partners that each man has on average. This study estimates the distribution of the number of male sexual partners among Chinese MSM through a comprehensive review of English and Chinese published literature. The overall median number of male sexual partners of Chinese MSM in the past 6 months China was estimated to be 1.5 (95% CI, 1.1-1.9) and 3.8 (95% CI 1.5-6.9) sexual partners in the past 6-month and 12-month periods respectively. An estimated 31% of sexual partners of MSM in China are regular partners, 54% are casual partners, and 16% are commercial partners. The reported numbers of sexual partners has not changed over time during the past decade. The numbers of male sexual partners reported by Chinese MSM is consistently lower than other settings and may not be sufficient to explain the recent rapid increase in HIV prevalence.
Keywords: HIV; men who have sex with men; review; China HIV; men who have sex with men; review; China

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Zhang, L.; Chow, E.P.F.; Wilson, D.P. Men Who have Sex with Men in China have Relatively Low Numbers of Sexual Partners. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2011, 3, e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2011.e10

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Zhang L, Chow EPF, Wilson DP. Men Who have Sex with Men in China have Relatively Low Numbers of Sexual Partners. Infectious Disease Reports. 2011; 3(1):e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2011.e10

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Zhang, Lei, Eric Pui Fung Chow, and David P. Wilson. 2011. "Men Who have Sex with Men in China have Relatively Low Numbers of Sexual Partners" Infectious Disease Reports 3, no. 1: e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2011.e10

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