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- Title
Predictors of HIV Among 1 Million Clients in High-Risk Male Populations in Tanzania.
- Authors
Mbita, Gaspar; Komba, Albert N.; Casalini, Caterina; Bazant, Eva; Curran, Kelly; Christensen, Alice; Nyato, Daniel; Kim, Young-Mi; Reed, Jason; Makyao, Neema; Kategile, Upendo; Conserve, Donaldson F.; Faini, Diana; van Roosmalen, Jos; van den Akker, Thomas
- Abstract
The World Health Organization identified men as an essential group to target with HIV testing and treatment strategies;: men who have sex with men (MSM) and male clients of female sex workers (CFSW) account for 35% of new HIV infections globally. Using a cross-sectional design from a community-based HIV prevention project in Tanzania (October 2015–September 2018) and multivariable logistic regression, we identified predictors of HIV seropositivity among men. Of 1,041,343 men on their initial visit to the project, 36,905 (3.5%) were MSM; 567,005 (54.5%) were CFSW; and 437,343 (42.0%) were other men living near hotspots (OMHA). Three predictors of HIV seropositivity emerged across all three groups: being uncircumcised, having sexually transmitted infection symptoms, and harmful drinking of alcohol before sex. Any reported form of gender-based violence among MSM and OMHA and inconsistent condom use among CFSW were associated with HIV seropositivity. These findings may inform community HIV strategies like self-testing, delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy, and behavioral change communication targeting men at higher risk of infection.
- Subjects
TANZANIA; HIV infection risk factors; WORLD Health Organization; HIV infections; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIPLE regression analysis; MEN; SEX work; HIV seroconversion; COMMUNITY health services; ANTIRETROVIRAL agents; RISK assessment; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; MEN who have sex with men; RESIDENTIAL patterns
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 10, p3185
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-022-03667-9