The incidence of syphilis, HIV and HCV and associated factors in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Nanjing, China
The incidence of syphilis, HIV and HCV and associated factors in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Nanjing, China
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DOI:
10.1136/sti.2010.042903
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发表时间:
2011-04-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Lau, Joseph T. F.
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作者:
Hao, Chun;Yan, Hongjing;Lau, Joseph T. F.
Objective This study investigated the incidence of syphilis, HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), as well as factors associated with syphilis seroconversion among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nanjing, China.Methods A cohort of MSM was recruited by respondent-driven sampling methods. Those who were syphilis-, HIV- and HCV-seronegative at the baseline were invited to be retested at month 6. A Poisson regression analysis was performed.Results Of the 416 participants in the study, 348 participants were HIV-, syphilis-and HCV-negative at the baseline, 250 (71.84%) of whom returned for retesting at month 6. Nine of these 250 participants had seroconverted to syphilis-positive (incidence=7.58 per 100 person-years (PY); 95% CI 2.63 to 12.53 per 100 PY), and five had seroconverted to HIV-positive (incidence=4.17 per 100 PY; 95% CI=0.52 to 7.83 per 100 PY). No HIV and syphilis coinfection and no HCV seroconversion were found. Multivariate analysis identified four statistically significant factors predicting syphilis seroconversion, including currently single marital status (RR=0.32, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.65, pUS$300 (RR=2.68, 95% CI 1.28 to 5.61, p