Table 5 Correlation between HIV and syphilis, HIV and HCV, HCV and syphilis among MSM in different regions of China, 2013.

From: Changing trend of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis C among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Region*

HIV and syphilis

HIV and HCV

HCV and syphilis

Correlation (r)

P

Correlation (r)

P

Correlation (r)

P

East

0.64

0.12

−0.21

0.64

0.04

0.94

Northeast

−0.5

0.67

0.50

0.67

0.50

0.67

North

0.00

1.00

0.60

0.28

−0.20

0.75

South Central

0.6

0.21

−0.31

0.54

−0.09

0.87

Southwest

0.7

0.19

0.05

0.94

0.67

0.22

Northwest

0.9

0.04

0.10

0.87

0.00

1.00

Overall

0.38

0.03

0.06

0.77

0.20

0.27

  1. *East China: Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang; Northeast China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning; North China: Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Tianjin; South Central China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan; Northwest China: Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang; Southwest China: Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan.