Sexual behaviours and risk with women in MSM in sub-Saharan Africa.

Autor: Fiorentino M; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM., Yanwou N; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM.; ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Marseille., Gravier-Dumonceau Mazelier R; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM., Eubanks A; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM., Roux P; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM., Laurent C; TransVIHMI, Univ Montpellier, IRD, INSERM, Montpellier, France., Spire B; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Inserm, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, ISSPAM.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: AIDS (London, England) [AIDS] 2024 Mar 01; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 273-287. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 01.
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003787
Abstrakt: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), MSM - a high HIV prevalence group - experience strong social stigma and pressure to have female partners. Accordingly, they could constitute a bridging group for HIV transmission to cisgender women. We developed a multilevel summary of MSM sexual behaviors and risk with women in various SSA regions. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a mixed-method systematic review of data of sex with women in MSM in SSA. We performed meta-analyses on quantitative data (i.e. percent of recent sex and condomless sex with women) for each SSA region (when proportions reported in ≥4 studies). Pooled proportions were calculated using random-effects models. Qualitative data were analyzed using the three-step thematic synthesis methodology. The pooled proportion of MSM who had sex with women was 58% (33-83%) in East Africa (in the previous 3 months), and 27% (13-48%) in Southern Africa and 50% (95% CI 39-62%) in West Africa (in the previous 6 months); 23% (16-32%) of MSM in West Africa had condomless sex with a woman (during the most recent encounter). Approximately one quarter of MSM had recent multiple female partners. MSM reported having sex with women because of heteronormative pressure, erotic/romantic attraction, or financial needs leading to transactional sex. MSM may act as a bridging population to women in SSA, as they commonly practice sex with women and risky sexual behaviors with them. HIV programmes and community-based support for MSM should be adapted to this population to reduce this risk.
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Databáze: MEDLINE