AIDS knowledge awareness and HIV detection rates among college stu-dents who have sex with men
Objective This study was aimed at investigating the awareness rate of AIDS knowledge among college men who have sex with men(MSM),to provide a basis for AIDS prevention awareness and formulation of effective scientific intervention measures in the future.Methods Through a snowball and peer recommendation approach,165 college students MSM underwent a questionnaire survey from June to December 2023 to determine their current status of HIV-related knowledge and high-risk sexual behaviors.HIV knowledge levels and differences in high-risk sexual behaviors among college students with various characteristics were compared.Results The overall AIDS knowledge awareness rate among university MSM was low,at 81.14％.Respondents had insufficient knowledge of their HIV susceptibility and showed a gap between knowl-edge and action.With increasing grade level and sexual experience,knowledge of AIDS among MSM increased to some ex-tent.The dissociation rate between knowledge and practice was higher than the rate of knowledge and practical use of con-doms among MSM college students.The difference between the proportion of those without vs.with homosexual anal sex in the past year(100％vs.58.42％)was statistically significant(x2=19.449,P＜0.001).The difference between the proportion of those who had been or had not been diagnosed with an STD in the past year(94.59％vs.59.38％)was statistically signifi-cant(x2=15.535,P＜0.001).Conclusion The lack of awareness of HIV susceptibility among college MSM,and the separa-tion of knowledge and behavior,suggests that colleges and universities should enhance their efforts to promote HIV pre-vention among this group,strengthen awareness of safer sex,and help students better translate correct sexual knowledge into safer sex,to curb the spread of HIV among this group.
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