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Sexual health status of women who have regular sexual relations with men who have sex with men in mainland China

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, February 2017
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Title
Sexual health status of women who have regular sexual relations with men who have sex with men in mainland China
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BMC Public Health, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4096-z
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Xiufang Li, Beichuan Zhang, Juan Wang, Yang Li, Xianhong Li, Peiheng Yu, Minghua Liu, Xinqiao Liu

Abstract

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In China, the vast majority of MSM feel forced to marry or plan to marry women, according to traditional Chinese culture. Women who have regular sexual relations with MSM, called tongqi in mainland China, live with a high risk of STDs or HIV infection, but these risks are often ignored. Our investigation of this group of the women is a preliminary study that aims to understand the sexual health problems of tongqi and related factors. This study relied on website mobilization and was funded by tongqi. Participants were limited to women who had sex with MSM to whom they were married (in-GWs), whom they had divorced (ex-GWs), or with whom they were friends (GGFs). The data were collected using questionnaire software. A total 144 valid surveys were returned from 100 in-GWs, 33 ex-GWs, and 11 GGFs. Average respondent age was 32.8 ± 6.4 years (range 22 to 58 years). Among in-GWs and ex-GWs, over 95% learned that their husbands were MSM after marriage. More than half of respondents had had sex before marriage, and one-third of those women had sex partners other than their husbands. In addition, 35.3% of tongqi had STDs symptoms. About 50% participants had had oral sex with sex partners of MSM and 10% had had passive anal sex, with low condom use during both oral (9.7%) and anal sex (23.1%). Most tongqi had misunderstandings about STDs and HIV and less than 30% had undergone HIV screening. Among participants tested, 5.6% were HIV positive. A total 93.5% of respondents believed that laws should be established to protect the sexual rights of women. Women who have regular sexual relations with MSM face adverse sexual health issues and are susceptible to STDs and HIV infection. Measures must be taken to protect the rights and interests of tongqi in mainland China.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 47 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 9 19%
Student > Bachelor 8 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Postgraduate 4 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 2%
Other 4 9%
Unknown 16 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 11 23%
Psychology 6 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 4%
Arts and Humanities 2 4%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 19 40%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 September 2017.
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#7,272,754
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#7,655
of 14,958 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#138,968
of 420,388 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#117
of 213 outputs
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