Prevalence and correlates of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in a sample of men who have sex with men in eastern China

Authors

T. Zhang, Fudan University
H. Lin, Fudan UniversityFollow
V. Minhas, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
W. Zhu, Fudan University
Charles Wood, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
N. He, Fudan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

Zhang, Lin, Minhas, Zhu, Wood & He in Epidemiology and Infection (2012). DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002361.

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Copyright 2012, Cambridge University Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and related factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. A total of 208 subjects were recruited from eastern China from 2008 to 2009. Plasma samples were collected and screened for KSHV, HIV and syphilis. Overall, KSHV seroprevalence was 32·7% in the subjects. About 92·7% of subjects reported having ever had anal sex with a man, of whom 67·8% had receptive anal sex and 77·9% had insertive anal sex. About 93·1% of the study participants reported having had oral sex with a man, of whom 76·0% had receptive oral sex and 56·7% had insertive oral sex. KSHV seropositivity was independently associated with receptive anal sex [odds ratio (OR) 2·68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15–6.23], syphilis (OR 3·25, 95% CI 1·56–6·76) and HSV-2 infection (OR 2·40, 95% CI 1·09–5·26). KSHV infection is highly prevalent and is probably sexually transmitted among MSM in eastern China.