A review on susceptibility and prevention strategies of HIV infection among heterosexual spouses of men who have sex with men

Along with the change in the characteristics of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic among Chinese,men who have sex with men (MSM) are gradually being concerned by the public health,legal and other sectors of the society.At the same time,heterosexual spouses of MSM (referred to gays' wives) have also gradually attracted the attention of scholars.Owing to the high HIV prevalence among MSM and high incidence of unsafe sexual behavior between MSM and gays' wives,gays' wives become much vulnerable to HIV.Through referring to domestic and foreign literature from 2005 to 2016 about gays' wives,the paper makes a summary on the susceptibility of gays' wives to HIV and AIDS prevention strategies in gays' wives.