TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV Vaccine Preparedness among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Taiwan
T2 - Sociocultural and Behavioral Factors
AU - Chuang, Deng Min
AU - Newman, Peter Adam
AU - Weaver, James
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBT) Hotline Association and Taiwan GDi Association, and all study participants. The funding organization had no role in any of the following: the design and conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data, or preparation, review or approval of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/3/21
Y1 - 2019/3/21
N2 - In Taiwan, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection. We examined awareness and acceptability of future HIV vaccines. From July to August 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with MSM recruited through community-based organizations (CBOs) in 2 cities. Among 200 participants (mean age, 27.6 years), half reported multiple partners and one-third condomless anal sex (past 3 months); 12% were HIV-positive. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) use was reported by 42.7%. Over two-thirds (69.0%) were aware of HIV vaccine research, but less than half (43.8%) would accept an HIV vaccine if available. In multivariable analysis, higher educational attainment, >5 sex partners, and TCM use were positively associated with HIV vaccine awareness. Culturally informed HIV vaccine preparedness in Taiwan may be supported by a complementary approach to TCM and HIV prevention technologies, tailoring information for MSM with lower education and targeting those at high risk through gay-identified CBOs.
AB - In Taiwan, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection. We examined awareness and acceptability of future HIV vaccines. From July to August 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with MSM recruited through community-based organizations (CBOs) in 2 cities. Among 200 participants (mean age, 27.6 years), half reported multiple partners and one-third condomless anal sex (past 3 months); 12% were HIV-positive. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) use was reported by 42.7%. Over two-thirds (69.0%) were aware of HIV vaccine research, but less than half (43.8%) would accept an HIV vaccine if available. In multivariable analysis, higher educational attainment, >5 sex partners, and TCM use were positively associated with HIV vaccine awareness. Culturally informed HIV vaccine preparedness in Taiwan may be supported by a complementary approach to TCM and HIV prevention technologies, tailoring information for MSM with lower education and targeting those at high risk through gay-identified CBOs.
KW - HIV prevention
KW - HIV vaccines
KW - Taiwan
KW - men who have sex with men
KW - traditional Chinese medicine
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U2 - 10.1177/2325958219832285
DO - 10.1177/2325958219832285
M3 - Article
C2 - 30907256
AN - SCOPUS:85063713684
SN - 2325-9574
VL - 18
JO - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
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