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Herick Aeno - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea.
BMC public health, 2019Co-Authors: Avi J Hakim, Kelsey Coy, Steven G. Badman, Barne Willie, Rebecca Narokobi, Josephine Gabuzzi, Simon Pekon, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Herick AenoAbstract:Biobehavioral data about men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are limited to those who sell sex. Information about those MSM and TGW who do not sell sex is necessary to guide HIV prevention and treatment efforts. We conducted respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys among MSM and TGW in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt. Hagen, PNG from in 2016 and 2017. Eligibility criteria was: aged > 12 years, born male, could speak English or Tok Pisin and had oral or anal sex with another person born male in the past 6 months. Participants were interviewed face-to-face and offered rapid HIV testing. Weighted data analysis was conducted using RDS-Analyst (v. 0.62). We enrolled 400 participants in Port Moresby, 352 in Lae, and 111 in Mt. Hagen. In the last six months, 73.2% of MSM/TGW in Port Moresby, 77.9% in Lae, and 75.9% in Mt. Hagen, had a Concurrent Sexual Partnership. Upwards of 70% of MSM/TGW in all three cities had sex with a woman in the same period. Less than half of MSM/TGW had ever tested for HIV. HIV prevalence among MSM/TGW was 8.5% in Port Moresby and 6.9% in Lae. Among participants in Mt. Hagen it was 1.3%. HIV was associated with not having sex with a woman in the last six months and Sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the last 12 months in Port Moresby and Lae. In Port Moresby, it was also associated with an uncut foreskin, and in Lae with earning income in the formal sector and being unable to rely on other MSM or TGW to accompany them to healthcare services. The large proportion of MSM and TGW with Concurrent Sexual Partnerships, combined with the low testing coverage, indicates strong potential for the spread of HIV. The different correlates of HIV in Port Moresby and Lae highlight the importance of conducting surveys in multiple locations and using data to develop locally appropriate interventions even within a country.
Avi J Hakim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea.
BMC public health, 2019Co-Authors: Avi J Hakim, Kelsey Coy, Steven G. Badman, Barne Willie, Rebecca Narokobi, Josephine Gabuzzi, Simon Pekon, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Herick AenoAbstract:Biobehavioral data about men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are limited to those who sell sex. Information about those MSM and TGW who do not sell sex is necessary to guide HIV prevention and treatment efforts. We conducted respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys among MSM and TGW in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt. Hagen, PNG from in 2016 and 2017. Eligibility criteria was: aged > 12 years, born male, could speak English or Tok Pisin and had oral or anal sex with another person born male in the past 6 months. Participants were interviewed face-to-face and offered rapid HIV testing. Weighted data analysis was conducted using RDS-Analyst (v. 0.62). We enrolled 400 participants in Port Moresby, 352 in Lae, and 111 in Mt. Hagen. In the last six months, 73.2% of MSM/TGW in Port Moresby, 77.9% in Lae, and 75.9% in Mt. Hagen, had a Concurrent Sexual Partnership. Upwards of 70% of MSM/TGW in all three cities had sex with a woman in the same period. Less than half of MSM/TGW had ever tested for HIV. HIV prevalence among MSM/TGW was 8.5% in Port Moresby and 6.9% in Lae. Among participants in Mt. Hagen it was 1.3%. HIV was associated with not having sex with a woman in the last six months and Sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the last 12 months in Port Moresby and Lae. In Port Moresby, it was also associated with an uncut foreskin, and in Lae with earning income in the formal sector and being unable to rely on other MSM or TGW to accompany them to healthcare services. The large proportion of MSM and TGW with Concurrent Sexual Partnerships, combined with the low testing coverage, indicates strong potential for the spread of HIV. The different correlates of HIV in Port Moresby and Lae highlight the importance of conducting surveys in multiple locations and using data to develop locally appropriate interventions even within a country.
Steven G. Badman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea.
BMC public health, 2019Co-Authors: Avi J Hakim, Kelsey Coy, Steven G. Badman, Barne Willie, Rebecca Narokobi, Josephine Gabuzzi, Simon Pekon, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Herick AenoAbstract:Biobehavioral data about men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are limited to those who sell sex. Information about those MSM and TGW who do not sell sex is necessary to guide HIV prevention and treatment efforts. We conducted respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys among MSM and TGW in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt. Hagen, PNG from in 2016 and 2017. Eligibility criteria was: aged > 12 years, born male, could speak English or Tok Pisin and had oral or anal sex with another person born male in the past 6 months. Participants were interviewed face-to-face and offered rapid HIV testing. Weighted data analysis was conducted using RDS-Analyst (v. 0.62). We enrolled 400 participants in Port Moresby, 352 in Lae, and 111 in Mt. Hagen. In the last six months, 73.2% of MSM/TGW in Port Moresby, 77.9% in Lae, and 75.9% in Mt. Hagen, had a Concurrent Sexual Partnership. Upwards of 70% of MSM/TGW in all three cities had sex with a woman in the same period. Less than half of MSM/TGW had ever tested for HIV. HIV prevalence among MSM/TGW was 8.5% in Port Moresby and 6.9% in Lae. Among participants in Mt. Hagen it was 1.3%. HIV was associated with not having sex with a woman in the last six months and Sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the last 12 months in Port Moresby and Lae. In Port Moresby, it was also associated with an uncut foreskin, and in Lae with earning income in the formal sector and being unable to rely on other MSM or TGW to accompany them to healthcare services. The large proportion of MSM and TGW with Concurrent Sexual Partnerships, combined with the low testing coverage, indicates strong potential for the spread of HIV. The different correlates of HIV in Port Moresby and Lae highlight the importance of conducting surveys in multiple locations and using data to develop locally appropriate interventions even within a country.
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One size does not fit all: HIV prevalence and correlates of risk for men who have sex with men, transgender women in multiple cities in Papua New Guinea
'Springer Science and Business Media LLC', 2019Co-Authors: Aj Hakim, Steven G. Badman, Coy K, Willie B, Narokobi R, Gabuzzi J, Pekon S, Kupul M, Hou P, Aeno HAbstract:© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Biobehavioral data about men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are limited to those who sell sex. Information about those MSM and TGW who do not sell sex is necessary to guide HIV prevention and treatment efforts. Methods: We conducted respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys among MSM and TGW in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt. Hagen, PNG from in 2016 and 2017. Eligibility criteria was: aged > 12 years, born male, could speak English or Tok Pisin and had oral or anal sex with another person born male in the past 6 months. Participants were interviewed face-to-face and offered rapid HIV testing. Weighted data analysis was conducted using RDS-Analyst (v. 0.62). Results: We enrolled 400 participants in Port Moresby, 352 in Lae, and 111 in Mt. Hagen. In the last six months, 73.2% of MSM/TGW in Port Moresby, 77.9% in Lae, and 75.9% in Mt. Hagen, had a Concurrent Sexual Partnership. Upwards of 70% of MSM/TGW in all three cities had sex with a woman in the same period. Less than half of MSM/TGW had ever tested for HIV. HIV prevalence among MSM/TGW was 8.5% in Port Moresby and 6.9% in Lae. Among participants in Mt. Hagen it was 1.3%. HIV was associated with not having sex with a woman in the last six months and Sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the last 12 months in Port Moresby and Lae. In Port Moresby, it was also associated with an uncut foreskin, and in Lae with earning income in the formal sector and being unable to rely on other MSM or TGW to accompany them to healthcare services. Conclusions: The large proportion of MSM and TGW with Concurrent Sexual Partnerships, combined with the low testing coverage, indicates strong potential for the spread of HIV. The different correlates of HIV in Port Moresby and Lae highlight the importance of conducting surveys in multiple locations and using data to develop locally appropriate interventions even within a country
Knut-inge Klepp - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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P1-S5.35 Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among adolescents in Tanzania and South Africa: a comparison between areas with contrasting level of HIV magnitude
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2011Co-Authors: Elia J. Mmbaga, Arnfinn Helleve, Germana H Leyna, M Masatu, Hans Onya, Knut-inge KleppAbstract:Background Modelling and empirical evidence suggest that population differences in the practice of Concurrent Sexual Partnership could be the most important explanation of the observed heterogeneity in HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Biomedical and some behavioural evidence have not sufficiently explained the variation. This study aimed at comparing the rate of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among adolescents in Arusha, Tanzania and Polokwane, South Africa, two areas with contrasting level of HIV magnitude. Methods A baseline cross-sectional study involving junior secondary school adolescents in Arusha, Tanzania and Polokwane South Africa was conducted in 2010 as part of the school-based Health Intervention project (LASH). Adolescents from 12 randomly selected schools from each country were interviewed regarding their socio-demographic characteristics, Sexual behaviours and substance use. Data were entered and analysed using SPSS statistical package. Results A total of 2408 adolescents from Arusha and 1649 from Polokwane participated in the study. Adolescent interviewed in Arusha were significantly older than their Polokwane counterpart (Mean age (SD) 19.3(0.5) and 15.5(0.7), respectively, p Conclusions High practice of multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among adolescent living in high HIV prevalent area as compared to those in low prevalence area indicate that Concurrent Partnership could be the most important explanation of the observed heterogenic HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Being Sexually active and substance use predict practice of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among adolescents. Delaying Sexual debut and addressing substance use among adolescents may have a significant impact on HIV epidemic.
Anna Ekéus Thorson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Female-Driven Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnership Systems in a Rural Part of a Southern Tanzanian Province
PloS one, 2015Co-Authors: Abela Mpobela Agnarson, Susanne Strömdahl, Francis Levira, Honorati Masanja, Anna Ekéus ThorsonAbstract:Background Multiple Concurrent Sexual relationships are one of the major challenges to HIV prevention in Tanzania. This study aims to explore Sexual behaviour patterns including the practice of multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships in a rural Tanzanian setting. Methods This qualitative study used focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with men and women from the community as well as ethnographic participant observations. The data was collected during 16 months of fieldwork in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were transcribed verbatim and translated into English. The data was analysed through the process of latent content analysis. An open coding coding process was applied to create categories and assign themes. Findings Mafiga matatu was an expression used in this society to describe women’s multiple Concurrent Sexual partners, usually three partners, which was described as a way to ensure social and financial security for their families as well as to achieve Sexual pleasure. Adolescent initiation ceremonies initiated and conducted by grand mothers taught young women why and how to engage successfully in multiple Concurrent Sexual relationships. Some men expressed support for their female partners to behave according to mafiga matatu, while other men were hesitant around this behaviour. Our findings indicate that having multiple Concurrent Sexual partners is common and a normative behaviour in this setting. Economical factors and Sexual pleasure were identified as drivers and viewed as legitimate reason for women to have multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships. Conclusions Structural changes improving women’s financial opportunities and increasing gender equality will be important to enable women to not depend on multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships for financial security. Future research should explore how normative Sexual behaviour changes as these structural changes take place.