2010 Asia Internet MSM Sex Survey (AIMSS)

In collaboration with 40 community partners from 12 different countries throughout Asia, a gay-oriented website (www.Fridae.com) launched a multi-country online survey (Asian Internet MSM Sex Survey, www.2010aimss.com) between January and February 2010. Participants were recruited exclusively through online methods. Banner advertisements (“No Names, No Faces, Only the Solid Details: 2010 Asia Internet MSM Sex Survey”) were posted on the website and emails were sent to listserv members by
the community partners to recruit participants. Participants over the age of 18 were invited to complete the survey after agreeing to the online informed consent. To ensure the diversity of participants, the survey was available in English and 9 Asian languages and dialects. Participation in the study was anonymous (personal information was not collected), voluntary and no incentives were offered. During the two-month period, 24,742 participants entered the survey and 13,883 (56.1%) completed the entire online questionnaire. Of these, 10,861 were 18 or older, biologically male, and have had one or more male sex partners in the past 6 months. The study was exempted from IRB but followed all IRB guidelines.

本研究联合亚洲12个国家的40个社区合作伙伴，由面向男同性恋群体的网站（www.Fridae.com）于2010年1月至2月期间发起一项多国在线调查——“2010年亚洲互联网男男性行为者性健康调查”（Asian Internet MSM Sex Survey，www.2010aimss.com）。所有参与者仅通过线上渠道招募：研究团队在该网站投放横幅广告（标语为“无名无面，唯求实据：2010年亚洲互联网男男性行为者性健康调查”），并由社区合作伙伴向邮件列表成员发送邮件以招募受访者。年满18周岁的参与者在签署在线知情同意书后，即可参与问卷填写。为保障样本多样性，调查提供英语及9种亚洲语言与方言版本。本次研究遵循匿名原则（不收集个人信息）、自愿参与且无任何研究激励。在为期两个月的调查周期内，共计24742名受访者进入调查页面，其中13883人（占比56.1%）完成了全部在线问卷。最终纳入分析的样本为10861名18周岁及以上、生理性别为男性且过去6个月内曾与至少1名男性发生过性行为的受访者。本研究虽免于伦理审查委员会（Institutional Review Board, IRB）审查，但严格遵循了IRB的全部相关指南要求。