Sociodemographic characteristics, community engagement and stigma among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) who attend MSM-led versus public sexual health clinics: A cross-sectional survey in China

PLoS One. 2024 Oct 16;19(10):e0310957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310957. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Community-based sexual health services are recommended to increase sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing among men who have sex with men (MSM). Pilot study data from multiple sites found that MSM in Guangzhou who use public STD clinics were found to have different sociodemographic characteristics, lower community engagement, and increased social cohesion, compared to MSM who use MSM-led clinics.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • China
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Homosexuality, Male* / psychology
  • Homosexuality, Male* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Sexual Health*
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities / psychology
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities / statistics & numerical data
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Social Stigma*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

National Institutes of Health (Grant number NIH NIAID R01AI158826) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.