Uptake of HIV testing and HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Karnataka

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dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, Vanien_US
dc.contributor.authorPatil, Rajesh T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChandrakantha, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, T. L. N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhaparde, Sunil D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:36:16Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:36:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: This paper presents the prevalence of human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending integrated counselling and testing Centres (ICTC) in selected districts of Karnataka.Methods: A cross sectional study was done at ICTCs. Men and transgenders coming with referral slips from targeted intervention (TI), non-government organizations (NGOs) were considered as MSMs. The basic demographic data, HIV test result and details of post- test counselling were collected in specific format. Data from 13 districts was obtained from April 2009 to March 2010 and comparing the prevalence of HIV among MSM in HIV sentinel surveillance (HSS).Results: Out of 8,276 MSMs in 13 districts, 2808 (33.9%) visited ICTCs with TI NGOs referral slips and were tested for HIV once in a year. The overall prevalence of HIV was 8.6%. Prevalence was highest (17.3%) among men in the age group of 41 to 45 years, illiterates (11.5%), unemployed (11.2%) and divorced and separated (13.3%) and widowed (13.6%) MSMs. Among those tested, 97.7% of MSM underwent post-test counselling and collected their report. The highest HIV prevalence was among MSMs from Mysore district (20.1%), followed by Udupi (19.9%) and Bagalkot (10.6%). Rest of all the other districts had less than 10% of HIV prevalence.Conclusions: The uptake of HIV testing among the MSM with referral slips was low in Karnataka. The prevalence level differs in various districts. There is need for more focused and effective counselling by peer educators for correct and consistent condom usage among illiterate, widowed and unemployed MSMs.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Medical Sciences, Vaniyamkulam Palakkad, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniyamkulam Palakkad, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsKarnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Bangalore, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSTI -Division, National AIDS Control Organization, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDirectorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dte. GHS / MoHFW, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSrinivas Vani, Patil Rajesh T., Chandrakantha M, Prasad T. L. N., Khaparde Sunil D. . Uptake of HIV testing and HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Karnataka. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Feb; 6(2): 668-674en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/200989
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190189en_US
dc.subjectHuman immuno deficiency virusen_US
dc.subjectMale sex workeren_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.titleUptake of HIV testing and HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Karnatakaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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