Comparison of the prevalence rates of HIV infection between men who have sex with men (MSM) and men in the general population in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Yolaine Glele-Ahanhanzo, Michel Boko, Michel Alary, Rheda Adekpedjou, R. Christian Johnson, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, P. H. Septime Hessou, Carin Ahouada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Prevalence HIV Infections 030312 virology Men who have sex with men 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male education Africa South of the Sahara Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 0303 health sciences education.field_of_study Men who have sex with men (MSM) Sub-Saharan Africa business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health HIV lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease Meta-analysis Biostatistics business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-019-8000-x |
| Popis: | Background According to the 2015 report of the Joint United Nations Program on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the prevalence rates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) varied from 6 to 37% depending on the country, far exceeding the national prevalence rates. The present study on HIV infection among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa was conducted to describe the different sampling methods used to identify this target population and compare the prevalence rates of HIV infection among MSM to that of men in the general population. Methods The selection of studies to be included was carried out in the principal electronic databases. The 2009 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) directives were used throughout the entire process. Bias evaluation was performed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. For each country, HIV prevalence values in both groups were calculated. A prevalence ratio was also calculated to compare the prevalence rates of the two groups. Results Seventeen articles were selected. Most of the studies (82.35%) used the Respondent-Driven Sampling method. The average prevalence rate was 17.81% (range: 3.7–33.46) for MSM and 6.15% (range: 0.5–19.7) for men in the general population. Overall, the human HIV prevalence rate was 4.94 times higher among MSM than among men in the general population (95%CI: 2.91–8.37). The western and central regions of Africa, as well as low-prevalence countries (prevalence Conclusion MSM are at higher risk of HIV infection than men in the general population. The prevalence ratios are particularly elevated in West and Central Africa as well as in low-prevalence countries. Close monitoring of the situation, research and preventive measures are essential to control the epidemic amongst MSM. |
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