Objective To examine current situation and influencing factors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection testing behavior among college students for developing strategies and measures on the prevention and control of HIV infection in the students.
Methods An online survey was conducted among 319 college students recruited with convenient sampling in two universities in Jiangxi province during September – November, 2020. A self-designed structural questionnaire was used to collect relevant information and multivariate logistic regression analysis was adopted in statistical analysis.
Results Of all the students, 87.15% (278) had never been tested for HIV infection and only (12.85%) had HIV infection test. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that the students with self-perceived risk of HIV infection and ever having high-risk sex were more likely to have HIV test, with the odds ratio of 2.51 and 2.33, respectively.
Conclusion Among college students in Jiangxi province, the rate of having HIV infection test is relatively low and the rate is influenced by the students' perceived HIV infection risk and the risk-related behaviors.
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