Oral sex practices among men who have sex with men and transgender women at risk for and living with HIV in Nigeria

Robbins, Sarah J.; Dauda, Wuese; Kokogho, Afoke; Ndembi, Nicaise; Mitchell, Andrew; Adebajo, Sylvia; Gaydos, Charlotte A.; Peel, Sheila A.; Ramadhani, Habib O.; Robb, Merlin L.; Baral, Stefan; Ake, Julie A; Charurat, Man; Crowell, Trevor A; Nowak, Rebecca G.

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“…Previous study has reported higher perceived HIV risk was associated with greater willingness to use PrEP (32). In Nigeria, MSM who engaged in oral sex have reported high prevalence of oropharyngeal STDs (33). Similarly, a study conducted by Templeton et al (34) revealed that MSM who often engaged in insertive oro-anal sex were more likely to have oropharyngeal gonorrhea than MSM who never engaged.…”

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Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

Ashuro

Feng

et al. 2021

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Background: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key component of HIV combination prevention strategies, which has the potential to decrease the incidence of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to evaluate the levels of PrEP acceptability and explore the factors associated with willingness to use PrEP among MSM in Liuzhou, China.Methods: Between November 2017 and May 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 829 MSM. The study participant were recruited through nonprobability sampling method. Participants’ demographics, HIV/AIDS knowledge, sexual behaviors, drug use and HIV test history were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with willingness to use PrEP.Results: A total of 829 MSM completed the survey, and 30.28%(95%CI: 27.3-33.4) were willing to use PrEP. In multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with a higher willingness to use PrEP include, being Zhuang or Han ethnic origin, recruited through peer introduction or gay venues, pursing higher education level, previous HIV testing and having oral sex with a man. However, had a casual sex in the past six months were associated with lower willingness to use PrEP.Conclusions: MSM in Liuzhou reported a relatively low level of willingness to use PrEP. The results indicate the need for effective education, targeted intervention, and define implementation strategies to promote PrEP acceptance among MSM.

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Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

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Feng

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“…Indeed, a previous study reported that higher perceived HIV risk was associated with a greater willingness to use PrEP [ 37 ]. In Nigeria, MSM who engaged in oral sex reported a high prevalence of oropharyngeal STDs [ 38 ]. Similarly, a study conducted by Templeton et al [ 39 ] found that MSM who often engaged in insertive oro-anal sex were more likely to have oropharyngeal gonorrhea than MSM who never engaged in this behavior.…”

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Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

Ashuro

Feng

et al. 2021

AIDS Res Ther

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Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key component of HIV combination prevention strategies and has the potential to decrease the incidence of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to evaluate levels of PrEP acceptability and explore factors associated with willingness to use PrEP among MSM in Liuzhou, China. Methods Between November 2017 and May 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 829 MSM. The study participants were recruited through a nonprobability sampling method. The participants’ demographics, HIV/AIDS knowledge, sexual behaviors, drug use and HIV test history were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with willingness to use PrEP. Results A total of 829 MSM completed the survey, and 30.28% (95% CI 27.3–33.4) were willing to use PrEP. In multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with a higher willingness to use PrEP included Zhuang or Han ethnic origin, recruitment through peer introduction or gay venues, pursuit of a higher education level, previous HIV testing and oral sex with a man. Conversely, having casual sex in the past 6 months was associated with a lower willingness to use PrEP. Conclusions MSM in Liuzhou reported a relatively low level of willingness to use PrEP. The results indicate the need for effective education, targeted intervention, and implementation strategies to promote PrEP acceptance among MSM.

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“…The citation analysis of these publications also shows that 8 out of the 10 most cited articles represent studies that have either reported the high prevalence of HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases among transgender and homosexual men in Muslim societies or raised awareness regarding HIV transmission and prevention. 39 – 43 …”

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“…Much of the internationally guided research in these countries has been in the context of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis, or raising awareness regarding the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. [39][40][41][42][43] Studies have reported that the transgender population in most developing Muslim countries has been highly marginalized and lived a substandard life due to widespread stigmatization. They had limited educational and employment opportunities and lacked basic healthcare resources.…”

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A literature analysis of scientific research on gender incongruence in Muslim nations

Taslim

Ahmad

Rehman

et al. 2022

Journal of Public Health Research

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This study aims to chart and review the unexplored transgender research portfolio of Muslim countries using bibliometric method. Data retrieved from the Scopus database were analyzed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Biblioshiny, and ScientoPy software. It was found that barring Turkey and Iran, transgender research has been minimal in most Muslim countries. The collective productivity is gradually but surely rising. Around 84% of the publications have been collaborative efforts. The keyword analysis revealed that gender dysphoria, human immunodeficiency virus, LGBT, and vaginoplasty were the most frequently used keywords. The socio-economic circumstances of the transgender community are generally deplorable in most Muslim nations. Overall, there is a dire need for high-quality multifaceted transgender research in the Muslim world to raise general awareness. Resolving disputes on gender dysphoria or sex reassignment surgeries and reinstating the social rights of the transgender community should be the utmost priority of future research in Muslim countries.

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Oral sex practices among men who have sex with men and transgender women at risk for and living with HIV in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

Willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Liuzhou, China

A literature analysis of scientific research on gender incongruence in Muslim nations

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