Alcohol use among Chinese men who have sex with men: An epidemiological survey and meta-analysis Article

Liu, Y, Qian, HZ, Ruan, Y et al. (2014). Alcohol use among Chinese men who have sex with men: An epidemiological survey and meta-analysis . BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2014 10.1155/2014/414381

cited authors

  • Liu, Y; Qian, HZ; Ruan, Y; Yin, L; Ma, J; Dahiya, K; Fan, W; Shao, Y; Vermund, SH

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abstract

  • The HIV/AIDS epidemic among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) has become a significant public health concern. Knowledge of alcohol consumption in this population is limited. In this study, 1,155 Chinese MSM were surveyed to assess alcohol use and its correlates. A meta-analysis was also performed to aggregate pooled prevalence of current alcohol use. MSM who were unmarried (aOR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.29-2.71) or unemployed/retired (aOR: 2.77; 95% CI: 1.73-4.45) were more likely to drink alcohol more than once per week. MSM who consumed alcohol more than once per week were more likely to use drug (P<0.01), have sex with women (P<0.01), have unprotected insertive (P=0.04) or receptive (P=0.03) anal sex with men, have more than 10 lifetime male sex partners (P<0.01), predominantly practice insertive anal sex (P<0.01), and trade sex for money (P<0.01). Pooled overall alcohol use prevalence was 32%. Pooled prevalence for MSM who drank alcohol more than once per week and who drank alcohol before sex with male partners was 23%. Our findings provide the basis for further exploring the alcohol-HIV association and developing risk reduction interventions. © 2014 Yu Liu et al.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

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volume

  • 2014