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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
HIV prevalence and related risk behaviors in men who have sex with men, Yemen 2011
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 18, No. SUPPL. 1, Year 2014
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Description
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at growing risk of HIV infection in many parts of the world; however, the epidemic has not been well explored among this population in most Arab countries. To estimate the prevalence of HIV and related risk behaviors among MSM in Yemen, we recruited 261 adult MSM from the port cities of Aden and Al-Hudaydah through venue- and facilitybased sampling. Behavioral data were collected with a face-to-face questionnaire, and HIV status was determined by serological testing. HIV prevalence was 5.9 % (95 % CI 4.8-7.3). One-fourth (25.8 %, 95 % CI 20.7-31.5) had tested for HIV in the last year and received results; 27.8 % (95 % CI 22.5-33.7) had comprehensive knowledge about HIV; 20.0 % (95 % CI 15.8-25.0) reported condom use at last anal sex; and 31.4 % (95 % CI 25.9-37.3) reported that they or their sexual partner had a sexually transmitted disease symptom. Injecting drugs in the last year was reported by 0.8 % (95 % CI 0.1-9.2). Multiple risk behaviors, low HIV knowledge, few preventive behaviors, and HIV prevalence greater than 5 % denote a concentrated and potentially expanding HIV epidemic among MSM in Yemen. No time should be lost in intervening to prevent further expansion of the epidemic to levels already seen among MSM outside the Middle East. © Springer Science+Business Media New York (outside the USA) 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mirzazadeh, Ali
Iran, Kerman
Hiv/sti Surveillance Research Center, and who Collaborating Center for Hiv Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Emmanuel, Faran
Pakistan, Islamabad
National Institute of Health Pakistan
Gharamah, Fouzia
Yemen
Unaids
Al-Suhaibi, Abdul Hamed
Yemen, Aden
Ministry of Public Health
Setayesh, Hamidreza
Egypt, Cairo
Middle East and North Africa Health Policy Forum
McFarland, Willi C.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Haghdoostd, Ali Akbar
Iran, Kerman
Hiv/sti Surveillance Research Center, and who Collaborating Center for Hiv Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Kerman
Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-013-0558-1
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Male