Sexual Behavior, Sexual Networks and STDs in China

中国的性行为、性网络和性传播疾病

• 批准号: 7030487
• 负责人: Giovanna M Merli
• 金额: $ 31.7万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-15 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7030487
• 关键词: China; Chlamydia trachomatis; behavioral /social science research tag; biomarker; clinical research; communicable disease transmission; gonorrhea; health surveys; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human immunodeficiency virus; human migration; human population study; human subject; interview; prostitution; sex behavior; sex partner; sexually transmitted diseases; socioeconomics; urinalysis

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have made a comeback in China after their virtual eradication during the Mao era. Current levels of STDs provide a strong indication that a growing number of Chinese are engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors. The proposed project will investigate sexual behavior and sexual mixing patterns of Chinese adults through a cross-sectional sample survey of sexual behavior and sexual networks to be conducted among 3 populations in the Shanghai greater metropolitan area: the adult resident population, rural migrants and women working in entertainment establishments at risk of engaging in prostitution. Respondents will be asked to give details about themselves, their partners and the behavioral repertoires of their partnerships. They will also be asked to provide information on their health status and symptoms associated with STDs. Biomarkers (urine) will be collected from respondents who agree to provide them and assays performed to measure Chlamydia and gonorrhea. From the data thus obtained, we will derive empirically grounded, population-specific behavioral input parameters for use in mathematical models that will allow an exploration of the implications of sexual behaviors observed in Shanghai for the spread of STDs in the Chinese population at large. In addition, we propose to utilize the data collected towards the identification of key attributes of the social organization of sexual partnering in Shanghai, the understanding of the relationship between the organization of sexual partnering and differences in prevalence of STDs within and across populations, and the identification of epidemiologically relevant populations to the transmission and spread of STDs.

描述（由申请人提供）：性传播疾病（STD）在毛泽东时代几乎被消灭后，又在中国卷土重来。目前的性传播疾病水平强烈表明，越来越多的中国人正在从事高风险性行为。该项目将通过对上海大都市区的三个人群（成年常住人口、农村流动人口和工作妇女）进行性行为和性网络横断面抽样调查，调查中国成年人的性行为和性混合模式。在有从事卖淫风险的娱乐场所。受访者将被要求提供有关他们自己、他们的伴侣以及他们的伴侣行为的详细信息。他们还将被要求提供有关其健康状况和与性病相关的症状的信息。生物标志物（尿液）将从同意提供生物标志物的受访者处收集，并进行检测以测量衣原体和淋病。从由此获得的数据中，我们将得出基于经验的、针对特定人群的行为输入参数，用于数学模型，从而探索在上海观察到的性行为对整个中国人群中性病传播的影响。此外，我们建议利用收集到的数据来识别上海性伴侣社会组织的关键属性，了解性伴侣组织与人群内部和人群之间性传播疾病患病率差异之间的关系，以及识别与 STD 传播和传播相关的流行病学人群。