Volume 15, No 11, Nov 2005
ISSN: 1001-0602
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018
impact factor 17.848*
(Clarivate Analytics, 2019)
Volume 15 Issue 11, November 2005: 858-864
COMMENTARY
MSM and HIV/AIDS in China
Bei Chuan ZHANG1 and Quan Sheng CHU2
1Sex Health Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University, Qingdao 266012, China
2Qingdao Center for Diseases Control & Prevention, Qingdao 266033, China
Correspondence: Bei Chuan ZHANG(pytx@263.net)
This article profiles current status of spread and control of HIV/AIDS in China. China has a significant population of MSM (men who have sex with men) and they have been becoming very much alive in many ways since 1990s due to recent social changes. Some surveys indicate that great many of MSM are engaged in high-risk behaviors. In addition, majority of MSM have also experienced sexual encounters with women sometimes in their lives, which possibly contribute to spread of HIV to women. Some reports documented that HIV is becoming rampant among MSM since more than 1% of them are now infected. Political, cultural and custom elements could hinder intervention activities against HIV spread among MSM. Fortunately, many cities in China have seen that MSM were in cooperation with responsible institutions carrying out certain intervention measures. The general situation is promising. The authors forecast that the fast HIV spread among MSM of China could possibly be halted within several years when the authorities become more sensible to this issue, health service institutions offer unswerving efforts toward the MSM community and those who involve in MSM undertakes necessary responsibilities.
Cell Research (2005) 15, 858–864. doi:10.1038/sj.cr.7290359
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