HIV Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men. 2013

Vijay Silan, and Shashi Kant, and Partha Haldar, and Kiran Goswami, and Sanjay K Rai, and Puneet Misra
Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

BACKGROUND Sentinel surveillance reported high human immunodeficiency virus positivity rates among men who have sex with men. The current study has described the high-risk behavior and self-reported sexually transmitted infection(s) among self-identified men who have sex with men. OBJECTIVE The present study was to find out the extent of high-risk behavior and prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among self-identified men who have sex with men, registered with selected nongovernmental organizations in Delhi. METHODS A facility-based cross-sectional study was done among 250 men who have sex with men during March 2009 to February 2010, through consecutive sampling strategy. RESULTS Majority (80%) were anal-receptive, received money for sex (61%) and were involved in all types of sexual intercourse with men (oral-86%, manual-97%, and anal-94%). Consistent condom use with male partner was low (46%), most common reason (52%) for not using condom was, that either the condoms were not available or the partner objected. Self-reported sexually transmitted infection(s) was 41% in the past 12 months. CONCLUSIONS This study underscores the increased vulnerability of men who have sex with men of Delhi and need for sustained interventions.

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