High prevalence of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men recruited by respondent-driven sampling in a city in Eastern China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP854-NP865

  Huan, Xiping ^a   Hao, Chun ^b,c,d   Yan, Hongjing ^a   Guan, Wenhui ^a   Xu, Xiaoqin ^a   Yang, Haitao ^a   Wang, Na ^e   Zhang, Min ^e   Tang, Weimin ^f   Gu, Jing ^b,c   Lau, Joseph T F ^b,c  

^a Jiangsu Provincial Center for Diseases Prevention and Control   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e Nanjing Central for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; HIV; men who have sex with men; respondent driven sampling; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHINA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926350764     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539513480230     Document Type: Article

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