High HIV seroprevalence, rectal STIs and risky sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and associated risk factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in two cities in mainland Tanzania.

Methods

We conducted respondent-driven sampling of 300 MSM in Dar es Salaam and Tanga.

Results

In Dar es Salaam, 172 (86%) men (median age 23, IQR 21-28) consented to HIV/STI testing, and 30.2% were HIV seropositive. Only five reported a previous positive HIV test: >90% were new HIV detections. 2.5% were syphilis-exposed and none hepatitis B positive, but 21.4% had a curable STI. Over 90% of the gonorrhoea and chlamydia was rectal. In Tanga, 11.1% of MSM were HIV seropositive, 8% hepatitis B positive and 0% were syphilis-exposed, with 4.4% having a curable STI. Predictors of HIV infection were n

SUBMITTER: Ross MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4156794 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature