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This study aimed to examine the trends in HIV incidence and factors associated with recent HIV infection among MSM in Jiangsu province, China, based on the limiting-antigen avidity enzyme immunoassay (LAg-Avidity-EIA) method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Six consecutive surveys were implemented among MSM throughout Jiangsu province from 2016 to 2021. Participants were recruited in three ways. Socio-demographic and behavioral information were collected through face-to-face interviews. Venous blood samples were taken to test for HIV and syphilis. HIV incidence was estimated using the LAg-Avidity-EIA method. Chi-square trend tests were used to observe trends over the years. Multivariate regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with recent HIV infection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 15,401 participants were enrolled in the study. The prevalence of HIV infection ranged from 8.0 to 9.8%, with no consistent rise or fall over the years (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.189). HIV incidence ranged from 5.0 to 9.0%, and no uptrend or downtrend was shown (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.418). MSM who lived locally for more than 2 years (aOR = 1.366, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.019), had a lack of comprehensive HIV knowledge (aOR = 1.643, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.031), had engaged in unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in the past 6 months (aOR = 7.373, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), had been tested for HIV within 12 months (aOR = 1.292, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.035), and tested positive for syphilis (aOR = 2.840, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) were likely to be recently infected with HIV.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>HIV incidence among MSM has remained at a high level in Jiangsu province. 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