Sexual behaviors and risks of STIs/HIV transmission among China’s male migrants in a context of sex imbalance

The spread of STIs/HIV and the infection cases are significantly increasing in China. Migrant males are big concern in this topic. Since the existence of elder male bachelors with migrant experience due to sex imbalance in China, the situation of STIs/HIV transmission becomes more complicated. This research focuses on risks of STIs/HIV transmission among migrant males in the context of sex imbalance in China. The data comes from the survey of sexuality and reproductive health conducted in a western central city, where represents most social characteristic of sex imbalance. The theory of risky perception is used as the theoretical framework. With the analysis strategy of description and regression by comparison between elder male bachelors and other migrant, this research targets to reveal the correlation between risky perception of STIs/HIV infection and risky sexual behaviors. The self-protective motivation relates to STIs/HIV transmission are also discussed to analyze the migrant males’ risks. With the emergence of elder male bachelors, the results are helpful to make policy applications to improve the prevention and education of STIs/HIV transmission in the situation of sex imbalance in China.