Men who have sex with men in Mozambique: identifying a hidden population at high-risk for HIV
AIDS behav
; 19(2): 393-404, fev. 2015. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| RDSM
| ID: biblio-1561501
Biblioteca responsável:
MZ1.1
ABSTRACT
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.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Moçambique
Base de dados:
RDSM
Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Infecções por HIV
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Moçambique
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
AIDS behav
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Associação Moçambicana de Defesa das Minorias Sexuais (LAMBDA)/NF
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AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)+MZ
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International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH)/MZ
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Ministério da Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Saúde/MZ
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Population Services International (PSI)/MZ
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University of California San Francisco (UCSF)/US