Research Article

Alcohol Use among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Epidemiological Survey and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Comparison of HIV risky behaviors between alcohol drinking and nondrinking men who have sex with men in Beijing, China ( ).

Risk factorsaAlcohol consumption ( , %) value
<once per week≥once per week

Illicit drug use<0.01
 No856 (98.1)249 (94.0)
 Yes17 (1.9)16 (6.0)
Sexual orientation<0.01
 Homosexual602 (69.8)156 (59.3)
 Heterosexual9 (1.0)4 (1.5)
 Bisexual252 (29.2)103 (39.2)
Sex with female partner in past 6 months<0.01
 No519 (59.3)102 (38.5)
 Yes356 (40.7)163 (61.5)
Condom use with female partner in past 6 months0.67
 Every time56 (27.5)31 (30.4)
 Very often20 (9.8)6 (5.9)
 Rarely29 (14.2)16 (15.7)
 Never99 (48.5)49 (48)
Number of lifetime female sex partners0.04
 <2208 (23.8)79 (29.8)
 ≥2667 (76.2)186 (70.2)
Oral sex with male partner in past 6 months0.82
 No147 (16.8)43 (16.2)
 Yes726 (83.2)222 (83.8)
Condom use during oral sex with male partner in past 6 months0.49
 Every time69 (9.5)167 (75.2)
 Very often36 (5.0)28 (12.6)
 Rarely72 (10.0)7 (3.2)
 Never546 (75.5)20 (9.0)
Insertive anal sex with male partner in past 6 months<0.01
 No313 (36.3)52 (19.6)
 Yes549 (63.7)213 (80.4)
Condom use during insertive anal sex with male partner in past 6 months0.04
 Every time324 (59.5)117 (55.5)
 Very often125 (22.9)45 (21.3)
 Rarely54 (9.9)36 (17.0)
 Never42 (7.7)13 (6.2)
Receptive anal sex with male partner in past 6 months0.94
 No376 (43.6)114 (43.3)
 Yes486 (56.4)149 (56.7)
Condom use during receptive anal sex with male partner in past 6 months0.03
 Every time296 (60.8)74 (49.7)
 Very often102 (20.9)35 (23.5)
 Rarely44 (9.1)25 (16.8)
 Never45 (9.2)15 (10.0)
Number of lifetime male sex partners <0.01
 <10352 (40.2)88 (33.2)
 ≥10523 (59.8)177 (66.8)
Anal sexual role with male partner<0.01
 Mainly/definitely receptive299 (35.4)59 (23.1)
 Mainly/definitely insertive346 (41.0)135 (52.7)
 Versatileb199 (23.6)62 (24.2)
Multiple concurrent male partners in past 12 months0.27
 No807 (93.0)241 (90.9)
 Yes61 (7.0)24 (9.1)
Traded sex for money in the past 12 months<0.01
 No839 (96.5)238 (89.8)
 Yes30 (3.5)27 (10.2)
Forced sex with any male partner0.08
 No843 (97.0)251 (94.7)
 Yes26 (3.0)14 (5.3)
Self-reported history of sexually transmitted diseases0.84
 No588 (69.7)180 (70.3)
 Yes256 (30.3)76 (29.7)
Syphilis seropositive0.04
 No633 (72.3)208 (78.8)
 Yes242 (27.7)56 (21.2)
HIV seropositive0.02
 No635 (72.7)211 (80.2)
 Yes238 (27.3)52 (19.8)

Sample size varies due to missing data.
bVersatile indicates mixed receptive and insertive anal sex roles.