Prevalence of HIV, Syphilis, HCV and Their High Risk Behaviors among Migrant Workers in Eastern China

Pan, Xiaohong; Zhu, Yingying; Wang, Qing; Zheng, Hui; Chen, Xin; Su, Jing; Peng, Zhihang; Yu, Rongbin; Wang, Ning

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057258

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“…On the contrary, just over a small proportion of them had ever used condoms with regular partners and FSWs and with casual partners and most of the drug users shared syringes. The results are consistent with other studies among migrants showing that they engaged with a variety of risky behaviours (Pan et al, 2013;Schulden et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2012). Because of their risky behaviours, both MMTDs and migrants are two groups at high risk of HIV infection and transmission and should be strongly encouraged to undergo HIV testing with appropriate pre-and post-test counselling.…”

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Factors associated with HIV testing among male motorbike taxi drivers in urban Vietnam

Huy

Khuyen

Ha³

2014

Global Public Health

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Using the Attitude-Skills-Knowledge (ASK) model, this study examined the prevalence of, and factors associated with, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among male motorbike taxi drivers (MMTDs). In a cross-sectional design, using quantitative approaches, 291 MMTDs were recruited from 135 sites across 13 districts in Hanoi, Vietnam, for a face-to-face interview. Applying the ASK model modified as a central theory, logistic regression was used to identify determinants of HIV testing. Although many MMTDs engaged in multiple risk behaviours for HIV, only 20.6% had been tested for HIV during the past 12 months. The tested model included one factor of the ASK model, HIV prevention knowledge (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.76; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.12-10.7) and five additional factors: being married (AOR = 3.13; 95% CI = 1.25-4.78), preferring sex with men or with both men and women (AOR = 8.72; 95% CI = 1.48-51.5), having lower number of lifetime sex partners (AOR = 0.66; 95% CI = 0.49-0.88), higher number of past year sex partners (AOR = 2.97: 95% CI = 1.21-7.31) and discussing condom use when having sex with partners (AOR = 0.08; 95% CI = 0.01-7.31). This modified ASK model provided better fit than the ASK model, as it explained more variance in HIV testing (47 vs. 29.8%). Recognising factors associated with HIV testing among MMTDs enables us to create suitable public health intervention strategies.

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Section: Risk Behaviours and Utilisation Of Recent Hiv Testing Servicesupporting

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Factors associated with HIV testing among male motorbike taxi drivers in urban Vietnam

Huy

Khuyen

Ha³

2014

Global Public Health

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“…In the bivariate analysis, the use of any illicit drug in the past 12 months was a predictive variable for syphilis and is in agreement with other published studies (FAN et al, 2012;PAN et al, 2013;OTIENO et al, 2014). On the other hand, in multivariate analysis, only the realization of circumcision was considered statistically significant as a protective factor for syphilis.…”

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“…Other studies have demonstrated differences in the characteristics mentioned above in the studied populations (GUO et al, 2011;PAN et al, 2013). By another hand, in this study, the majority of attended individuals is not married, have had the first sexual relation with less than 16 years, has multiple partners and does not use condoms, these are common features in epidemiological studies of sexually transmitted diseases (FAN et al, 2012;OTIENO et al, 2014).…”

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Syphilis Infection in a Male Population: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Macedo¹,

Vasconcelos²,

Colombo-Souza³

et al. 2016

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RESUMOIntrodução/objetivo: Conhecer as características da população masculina atendida em um ambulatório é importante para guiar as melhores políticas públicas para a prevenção das doenças sexualmente transmissíveis. Métodos: Um estudo de corte transversal foi realizado durante o período de 2014-2015. A amostra constituiu 186 homens entrevistados durante a consulta médica. Análises bivariadas e multivariadas foram realizadas para o diagnóstico de sífilis e fatores associados. Resultados: Aproximadamente 14% dos homens atendidos foram positivos na sorologia para sífilis. Na análise bivariada, apenas o uso de qualquer droga ilícita nos últimos 12 meses foi considerado como variável preditiva para o diagnóstico da doença. Na análise multivariada, apenas a circuncisão foi considerada estatisticamente significante como um fator de proteção contra sífilis. Conclusões: é alto o número de casos de sífilis nos homens tratados em uma clínica especializada e ser circuncidado constituiu uma variável independente para proteção. Conhecer a respeito das doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DSTs) não repercutiu em medidas preventivas, como o uso de preservativos. Além disso, a resistência masculina em procurar atendimento médico especializado reforça a necessidade de estratégias contínuas e específicas para esses indivíduos. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: sífilis, epidemiologia, comportamento sexual.

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“…Nineteen studies reported the prevalence of HCV infection in high-risk populations: ten were from China [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26], two from Japan [27,28], two from Korea [29,30] and five from Taiwan [12,[31][32][33][34]. Among high-risk populations, the prevalence of HCV infection was higher among IDUs (48-95 % in China, Table 4).…”

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A review of the burden of hepatitis C virus infection in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

Bennett¹,

Waser²,

Johnston³

et al. 2015

Hepatol Int

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with substantial clinical and economic burden and is an important public health issue in Asia. The objective of this review was to characterize HCV epidemiology and related complications in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. A search of electronic databases and conference abstracts identified 71 potentially relevant articles. Of those, 55 were included in the epidemiology review and 9 in the review of HCV-related complications. HCV prevalence in the general population was 1.6% in China, 0.6-0.9% in Japan, 0.6-1.1% in South Korea and 1.8-5.5% in Taiwan. Prevalence was higher for injecting drug users (48-90%) and those with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection (32-85%) and was lower for blood donors (<1%). Annual incidence of HCV in China was 6.01 per 100,000. HCV genotype 1b was associated with the highest incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Five-year survival for patients with liver cirrhosis was 73.8%, decreasing to 39.2% following liver transplantation; the majority of deaths were attributable to HCC. Limitations were that the majority of studies included in the epidemiology review were small, regional studies conducted in specific populations, and there was an absence of large population-based studies. Thus, estimates may not be representative of the epidemiology of HCV for each country. The prevalence HCV in China and HCV incidence in the Asian region remain largely unknown, and they are likely underestimated. Further epidemiologic and clinical data are needed to provide more precise estimates for use by public health agencies.

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Prevalence of HIV, Syphilis, HCV and Their High Risk Behaviors among Migrant Workers in Eastern China

Cited by 38 publications

References 31 publications

Factors associated with HIV testing among male motorbike taxi drivers in urban Vietnam

Factors associated with HIV testing among male motorbike taxi drivers in urban Vietnam

Syphilis Infection in a Male Population: Prevalence and Risk Factors

A review of the burden of hepatitis C virus infection in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

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