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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

High HIV Prevalence among Men who have Sex with Men in a Time-Location Sampling Survey, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Author(s):
de Sousa Mascena Veras, Maria Amelia [1] ; Calazans, Gabriela Junqueira [1, 2] ; Sampaio de Almeida Ribeiro, Manoel Carlos [1] ; de Freitas Oliveira, Carmem Aparecida [3] ; Giovanetti, Marcia Regina [4] ; Facchini, Regina [5] ; Franca, Isadora Lins [6] ; McFarland, Willi [7] ; Grp, SampaCtr Study
Total Authors: 9
Affiliation:
[1] Fac Ciencias Med Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Prevent Med, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Adolfo Lutz Inst, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Ctr Referencia & Treinamento DST AIDS, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Nucleo Estudos Genero Pagu, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Antropol, Nucleo Estudos Genero Pagu, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[7] San Francisco Dept Publ Hlth, San Francisco, CA - USA
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: AIDS AND BEHAVIOR; v. 19, n. 9, p. 1589-1598, SEP 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 12
Abstract

We conducted a time-location sampling sero-behavioral surveillance survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) in So Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere (N = 1,217 interviewed with serological results for 771). HIV prevalence was 15.4 % (95 % CI 11.6-20.1), with only 45.8 % previously aware of their infection. HIV prevalence achieved 6.4 % among youth 18-24 years and was higher among MSM with lower socio-economic status. In multivariate analysis, correlates of HIV were older age, gay identity, lower socio-economic status, social networks with HIV-positive MSM, receptive anal sex, and internet sex partners. Policy change towards increasing avenues for HIV testing coupled with antiretroviral treatment regardless of CD4 count or stage of disease stand to benefit the MSM community if scaled up fast enough. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/53082-9 - Sexual behaviors and practices, access to prevention, prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among gay men, transvestites and men who have sex with men (MSM) in the central region of Sao Paulo
Grantee:Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research in Public Policies for the National Health Care System (PP-SUS)