Sex behaviour of men who have sex with men and risk of HIV in Andhra Pradesh, India

Dandona, Lalit; Dandona, Rakhi; Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo; Kumar, G Anil; McPherson, Sam; Bertozzi, Stefano

doi:10.1097/01.aids.0000163938.01188.e4

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“…[5] As per Sri Lankan study 1.8% never attended school, whereas 7.9% were graduate. [9] In the present study, >60% were from lower socioeconomic group (class IV [43.51%] and class V [20.91%]). These results are similar to Kolkata study where majority of the participants were from lower socioeconomic group.…”

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“…[7] In Sri Lanka study majority of the (60.3%) respondents were unmarried, whereas 9.3% were divorced and 6.3% of respondents were staying with male partners. [9] In the present study, majority (90.63%) of the participants had good knowledge about modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS. In Sri Lanka study 75% of MSM were aware of the modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS; [9] in Vietnam study, it was 77% [10] and in China study it was 86.6%.…”

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“…[9] In the present study, majority (90.63%) of the participants had good knowledge about modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS. In Sri Lanka study 75% of MSM were aware of the modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS; [9] in Vietnam study, it was 77% [10] and in China study it was 86.6%. [11] In our study, good knowledge of symptoms of HIV/AIDS was seen among 61.30% participants.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…[4] In Sri Lanka study, 85% believed that the use of the condom prevents HIV/AIDS. [9] Health workers have been the main source of information regarding HIV/AIDS for 42.55% MSM in the present study. Other sources have been television, friends and newspapers In order to make an effective source of information regarding HIV/AIDS it is necessary to strengthen the mass media like television to play an important role with respect to prevention of HIV/AIDS., However in Sri Lankan study newspapers (80%) and handbills (68.8%) were the major sources of information.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Other sources have been television, friends and newspapers In order to make an effective source of information regarding HIV/AIDS it is necessary to strengthen the mass media like television to play an important role with respect to prevention of HIV/AIDS., However in Sri Lankan study newspapers (80%) and handbills (68.8%) were the major sources of information. [9] and in Mumbai study the main source of information was television (33%), followed by doctors (33%). [8] Almost 98% of MSM were sympathetic towards HIV/AIDS patient.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice about HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men in Belgaum: A cross-sectional study

Patil¹,

Naik²,

Narasannavar³

et al. 2015

Int J Med Public Health

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice about HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men in Belgaum: A cross-sectional study Background: AIDS epidemic is major public health emergency and young people are bearing the main brunt of the new infection worldwide. MSM constitute a high risk group for sexually transmitted infections including HIV in many parts of the world. Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude of HIV/AIDS and sexual practices among MSM residing in city of Belgaum. Methodology: Cross sectional study was conducted at Sweekar NGO for MSM. Based on the Sampling Procedure and inclusion Criteria 50% of MSM were selected for the study. Therefore the sample size for this study was 416. Data collection was done using pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire. Results: A total of 416 MSM were interviewed by the trained peer workers. Majority of them (27.64%) were in 25-30 years of age. Majority of them had good knowledge of modes of transmission of HIV(90.38%), its prevention (98.09%), availability of treatment (89.66%). 61.30% were having good knowledge of symptoms. Friend was the fi rst sexual partner for 67.89% participants. Half of the participants were performing both anal and oral form sex. Conclusion: Although the knowledge of modes of transmission, symptoms, investigations, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS has been good among the MSM but prevention was not been practiced by most. NGOs working with MSM need to organize some interventions aimed at changing the harmful sexual practices into healthy practices.

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