Increasing HIV prevalence and injection drug use among men who have sex with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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• Alternative Title:
  Int J STD AIDS
• Personal Author:
  Tuan, Nguyen Anh ; Johnston, Lisa G ; Thanh, Duong Cong ; N Le, Linh-Vi ; Hoang, Tran Vu ; Quang, Tran Dai ; Quoc, Nguyen Cuong ; Nadol, Patrick ; Hien, Nguyen Tran ; Abdul-Quader, Abu
• Description:
  Vietnam has been conducting HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) integrated bio-behavioral surveillance surveys on men who have sex with men (MSM) as well as other key populations since 2005. Although HIV prevalence in the Vietnamese general population remains below 1%, it is expected to be much higher among MSM.Data on HIV prevalence and sexual and drug use behaviors were collected from MSM in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in 2006 (n = 397), 2009 (n = 399) and 2013 (n = 350) using respondent-driven sampling. Eligible participants were males, aged ≥15 years who reported having manual, oral, or anal sexual activity with males in the past year and lived, worked or socialized in HCMC.HIV seroprevalence among MSM was 5.8% in 2006, 16.1% in 2009 and 12.1% in 2013 and prevalence of at least one STI (syphilis, gonorrhea and/or chlamydia infection) was 11.4% in 2006 and 15.6% in 2009 (no data for 2013). Significant, but small, increasing trends were found for MSM who reported ever testing and receiving results for HIV and for HIV prevalence. No significant changes for condom use, injecting and non-injecting drug use, or and receipt of free condoms were observed.Although a small percentage of MSM reported injecting drugs, HIV was positively associated with ever injecting drugs. Programs targeting MSM should include screening and treatment for injection drug use to most effectively control the HIV/AIDS epidemic among MSM in HCMC.
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Adult Chlamydia Infections Gonorrhea HIV/AIDS HIV Infections HIV Seroprevalence Homosexuality, Male Humans Injection Drug Use Male Men Who Have Sex With Men Middle Aged Prevalence Respondent-driven Sampling Risk-Taking Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections Sexual Partners Substance Abuse, Intravenous Syphilis Vietnam Young Adult

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• Source:
  Int J STD AIDS. 31(13):1247-1254
• Pubmed ID:
  32998642
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10659764
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  001/WHO_/World Health OrganizationInternational/ ; U62 PS025150/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; PEPFAR/PEPFARUnited States/
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  13
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:9c268e183f5524ca6a8d51fbdfb9f1f680cfd476c18924d9cbe978267011a34e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/135766/cdc_135766_DS1.pdf
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