TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV prevalence, risks for HIV infection, and human rights among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana
AU - Baral, Stefan
AU - Trapence, Gift
AU - Motimedi, Felistus
AU - Umar, Eric
AU - Iipinge, Scholastika
AU - Dausab, Friedel
AU - Beyrer, Chris
PY - 2009/3/26
Y1 - 2009/3/26
N2 - Background: In the generalized epidemics of HIV in southern Sub-Saharan Africa, men who have sex with men have been largely excluded from HIV surveillance and research. Epidemiologic data for MSM in southern Africa are among the sparsest globally, and HIV risk among these men has yet to be characterized in the majority of countries. Methodology: A cross-sectional anonymous probe of 537 men recruited with non-probability sampling among men who reported ever having had sex with another man in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana using a structured survey instrument and HIV screening with the OraQuick
AB - Background: In the generalized epidemics of HIV in southern Sub-Saharan Africa, men who have sex with men have been largely excluded from HIV surveillance and research. Epidemiologic data for MSM in southern Africa are among the sparsest globally, and HIV risk among these men has yet to be characterized in the majority of countries. Methodology: A cross-sectional anonymous probe of 537 men recruited with non-probability sampling among men who reported ever having had sex with another man in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana using a structured survey instrument and HIV screening with the OraQuick
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0004997
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0004997
M3 - Article
C2 - 19325707
AN - SCOPUS:63449140124
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 4
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 3
M1 - e4997
ER -