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Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province
BACKGROUND: HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) tend to have high syphilis incidence. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of syphilis and determine the risk factors of syphilis among HIV-positive MSM. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was performed among HIV...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9682027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1025221 |
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author | Zhao, Peizhen Yang, Ziying Zhang, Ye Chen, Jinmei Fu, Xuezhen Tang, Weiming Zhou, Jiyuan |
author_facet | Zhao, Peizhen Yang, Ziying Zhang, Ye Chen, Jinmei Fu, Xuezhen Tang, Weiming Zhou, Jiyuan |
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description | BACKGROUND: HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) tend to have high syphilis incidence. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of syphilis and determine the risk factors of syphilis among HIV-positive MSM. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was performed among HIV-positive MSM in six cities of Guangdong Province from June 2020 to August 2021. Participants completed a survey including social-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and self-reported syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, human papillomavirus statuses after HIV diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with syphilis and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). RESULTS: Among 944 HIV-positive MSM, 141 (14.9, 95% CI: 12.7–17.2%) men had syphilis and 220 (23.3, 95% CI: 20.6–26.0%) men had STD. Multivariate analysis indicated that MSM who met male sexual partners mainly through traditional meeting places (spa or bath house, sauna, foot or body massage parlor) in the last 6 months [adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 2.91, 95% CI: 1.09–7.79], and who were diagnosed with herps after the HIV diagnosis (aOR = 3.79, 95% CI: 1.16–12.39) were more likely to have syphilis. In addition, MSM who met male sexual partners mainly through traditional meeting places in the last 6 month (aOR = 2.55, 95% CI: 1.01–6.42), and who had more than one male sexual partner in the last 6 months (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.17–3.02) were more likely to have STD. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of syphilis and other STDs is relatively high among HIV-positive MSM in southern China. Routine syphilis screening as a part of HIV monitoring among HIV-positive MSM will have important epidemiological significance for the management of infected patients, and can help reduce the spread of syphilis. |
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spelling | pubmed-96820272022-11-24 Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province Zhao, Peizhen Yang, Ziying Zhang, Ye Chen, Jinmei Fu, Xuezhen Tang, Weiming Zhou, Jiyuan Front Public Health Public Health BACKGROUND: HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) tend to have high syphilis incidence. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of syphilis and determine the risk factors of syphilis among HIV-positive MSM. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with convenience sampling was performed among HIV-positive MSM in six cities of Guangdong Province from June 2020 to August 2021. Participants completed a survey including social-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and self-reported syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, human papillomavirus statuses after HIV diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with syphilis and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). RESULTS: Among 944 HIV-positive MSM, 141 (14.9, 95% CI: 12.7–17.2%) men had syphilis and 220 (23.3, 95% CI: 20.6–26.0%) men had STD. Multivariate analysis indicated that MSM who met male sexual partners mainly through traditional meeting places (spa or bath house, sauna, foot or body massage parlor) in the last 6 months [adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 2.91, 95% CI: 1.09–7.79], and who were diagnosed with herps after the HIV diagnosis (aOR = 3.79, 95% CI: 1.16–12.39) were more likely to have syphilis. In addition, MSM who met male sexual partners mainly through traditional meeting places in the last 6 month (aOR = 2.55, 95% CI: 1.01–6.42), and who had more than one male sexual partner in the last 6 months (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.17–3.02) were more likely to have STD. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of syphilis and other STDs is relatively high among HIV-positive MSM in southern China. Routine syphilis screening as a part of HIV monitoring among HIV-positive MSM will have important epidemiological significance for the management of infected patients, and can help reduce the spread of syphilis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9682027/ /pubmed/36438237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1025221 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zhao, Yang, Zhang, Chen, Fu, Tang and Zhou. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Zhao, Peizhen Yang, Ziying Zhang, Ye Chen, Jinmei Fu, Xuezhen Tang, Weiming Zhou, Jiyuan Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title | Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title_full | Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title_short | Prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Guangdong province |
title_sort | prevalence of syphilis and risk factors among hiv-positive men who have sex with men in guangdong province |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9682027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1025221 |
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