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Alternative Title:
AIDS Behav
Personal Author:
Nalá, Rassul ; Cummings, Beverley ; Horth, Roberta ; Inguane, Celso ; Benedetti, Marcos ; ... More +
Nalá, Rassul ; Cummings, Beverley ; Horth, Roberta ; Inguane, Celso ; Benedetti, Marcos ; Chissano, Marcos ; Sathane, Isabel ; Young, Peter ; da Silva, Danilo ; Mirjahangir, Joy ; Grasso, Mike ; Fisher Raymond, H. ; McFarland, Willi ; Lane, Tim Less -
Description:
The population of men who have sex with men (MSM) has been largely ignored in HIV-related policies and programming in Mozambique and there is little information about the contribution of MSM to the HIV epidemic. An integrated biological and behavioral study among MSM using respondent-driven sampling was conducted in 2011 in Maputo, Beira and Nampula/Nacala. Men who reported engaging in oral or anal sex with other men in the last 12 months answered a questionnaire and provided a blood sample for HIV testing. The prevalence of HIV was 8.2 % (Maputo, n = 496), 9.1 % (Beira, n = 584) and 3.1 % (Nampula/Nacala, n = 353). Prevalence was higher among MSM ≥ 25 vs. 18-24 years: 33.8 % vs. 2.4 % (p < 0.001), 32.1 vs. 2.8 % (p < 0.001), and 10.3 vs. 2.7 % (p < 0.06), in each city respectively. The difference in prevalence demonstrates the need to increase prevention for younger MSM at risk for HIV and ensure care and treatment for older HIV-infected MSM.
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Adult
Age Distribution
Behavioral Surveillance
Cross-Sectional Studies
HIV
HIV Infections
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
MSM
Multivariate Analysis
Patient Acceptance Of Health Care
Prevalence
RDS
Risk-Taking
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroprevalence
Surveys And Questionnaires
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult

Source:
AIDS Behav. 19(2):393-404.
Series:
PEPFAR
Pubmed ID:
25234252
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4341016
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U2G PS001468/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; U2GPS001468/PHS HHS/United States ; Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; PEPFAR/United States
U2G PS001468/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; U2GPS001468/PHS HHS/United States ; Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; PEPFAR/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
Mozambique
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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