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A Comparison of HIV Infection and Related Risks Among Male Sex Workers in Different Venues in Shenzhen, China

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Different risks of HIV infection have been reported among different types of male sex workers (MSW). In order to compare the prevalence of HIV infection and related risk behaviors of MSW in different venues in Shenzhen, China, a time-location sampling survey was conducted in 2008. 5.1% of the 394 MSWs were tested positive for HIV, with 6.9% in those working in parks (PMSW), 11.3% in small family clubs (FMSW) and 1.7% in entertainment venues. PMSWs and FMSWs reported a higher proportion of self-identified homosexual/gay. Moreover, FMSWs reported a lower coverage of HIV-related education and services and were more likely to self-report coming from provinces with higher HIV prevalence. The results indicated that MSWs in small venues and parks were comparatively at higher risk of being infected and suggested that current HIV preventive intervention needs to be expanded to the small venues in Shenzhen.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank all participants, MSM volunteers and peer researchers, and the staff of the medical key laboratory of Shenzhen for sample preparation. We are also grateful to Dr. Willi McFarland and Henry Fisher Raymond, from San Francisco Department of Public health, San Francisco, CA, USA for their help in designing the program. This study was partially supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (30901224), the Supporting Program of the “Eleventh Five-year Plan”for Sci & Tech Research of China (2008ZX10001-004), the Shenzhen Technology and Research Fund (200902082) and a special grant from the Medical Key Laboratory of Shenzhen.

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  1. Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518020, China

    Jin Zhao, Wen-De Cai, Lin Chen, Yong-Xia Gan, Yun-Yun Zi, Zheng-Rong Yang & Jin-Quan Cheng

  2. School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China

    Jin Zhao, Xiao-Rong Wang & Ming-Liang He

  3. Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu, China

    Jin-Kou Zhao

  4. Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Katherine A. Mason

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Zhao, J., Cai, WD., Chen, L. et al. A Comparison of HIV Infection and Related Risks Among Male Sex Workers in Different Venues in Shenzhen, China. AIDS Behav 15, 635–642 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9786-9

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