HIV testing, care and viral suppression among men who have sex with men and transgender individuals in Johannesburg, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Men who have sex with men and transgender individuals (MSM/TG) carry a disproportionately high burden of HIV, including in South Africa. However, there are few empirical population-representative estimates of viral suppression and the HIV care cascade including HIV testing among this population, nor of factors associated with these outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a respondent driven sampling (RDS) survey among 301 MSM/TG in Johannesburg in 2017. Participants gave blood samples for HIV testing and viral load. Participants self-completed a survey including sociodemographics, HIV testing history, and engagement in care. We calculated RDS-II weighted estimates of the percentage of HIV-negative MSM/TG reporting HIV testing in the previous 6 months, their testing exper

SUBMITTER: Fearon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299351 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature