RESEARCH ARTICLE Bisexual Behaviors, HIV Knowledge, and Stigmatizing/Discriminatory Attitudes among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Objective To assess the correlates for bisexual behaviors, HIV knowledge, and HIV/AIDS-related stig-matizing/discriminatory attitudes among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods A cross-sectional survey among MSM was conducted in 2011 to provide demographics, sexual behaviors, HIV knowledge, HIV/AIDS-related stigmatizing/discriminatory attitudes, and services in Jinan, Qingdao, and Yantai of Shandong Province of China. Results Of 1230 participants, 82.8 % were single, 85.7 % aged <35 years, and 47.2 % received col-lege or higher education. There were 28.6%MSM who reported to be married or cohabitat-ing or ever had sex with woman in the past 6 months (P6M). 74.5 % had6 HIV-related knowledge score. The average total score of stigmatizing/discriminatory attitude was 37.4±4.4(standard deviation). Bisexual behavior was independently associated with higher levels of HIV/AIDS-related stigma/discrimination(AOR = 1.1, 95 % CI:1.0–1.1), older ag