Association between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou

JIANG Hong-bo; LI Jing; TAN Zhi-min; LIN Kai-hao; CHEN Xiao-bin; CHENG Wei-bin; XU Hui-fang; YANG Yi

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.07.015

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JIANG Hong-bo, LI Jing, TAN Zhi-min, LIN Kai-hao, CHEN Xiao-bin, CHENG Wei-bin, XU Hui-fang, YANG Yi. Association between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2019, 23(7): 818-821. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.07.015

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JIANG Hong-bo, LI Jing, TAN Zhi-min, LIN Kai-hao, CHEN Xiao-bin, CHENG Wei-bin, XU Hui-fang, YANG Yi. Association between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2019, 23(7): 818-821. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.07.015

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JIANG Hong-bo, LI Jing, TAN Zhi-min, LIN Kai-hao, CHEN Xiao-bin, CHENG Wei-bin, XU Hui-fang, YANG Yi. Association between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2019, 23(7): 818-821. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.07.015

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Association between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.07.015

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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510310, China
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Department of AIDs Control and Prevention, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81703282

The "13th Five-Year" plan for the development of philosophy and social sciences in Guangzhou 2018GZGJ67

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Corresponding author: YANG Yi, E-mail: yangyigz@163.com
Received Date: 2019-01-29
Rev Recd Date: 2019-04-08
Publish Date: 2019-07-10

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Objective To evaluate the association between sexual sensation seeking (SSS) and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Guangzhou. Methods MSM aged 18 and over were recruited in Zhitong Charity from June 2017 to April 2018. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and SSS were collected using an electronic questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between SSS and sexual risk behaviors. Results A total of 500 MSM were included in the current study. The mean age of the participants was (27.77±5.96) years old. The multiple logistic regression analyses showed that MSM with high SSS scores were more likely to engage in multiple sexual partners (OR=2.05, 95% CI: 1.40-2.30, P < 0.001), one-night stand (OR=2.11, 95% CI: 1.44-3.09, P < 0.001), and unprotected anal intercourse (OR=1.70, 95% CI: 1.16-2.50, P=0.007) than those with low SSS scores. Conclusions High SSS is associated with an increased risk of sexual risk behavior among MSM in Guangzhou. The behavior intervention strategy should be tailored for MSM with high SSS to improve the effectiveness to reduce sexual risk behaviors.
- Men who have sex with men,
- Sexual sensation seeking,
- Multiple sexual partners,
- Unprotected anal intercourse

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