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Abstract
HIV related risk behavior of men having sex with men in Mumbai and Thane
A. Dange1, A. Rowkavi2, V. Anand2, M. Subramanian2
Background: The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai working for MSM assesses HIV related risk behavior among MSM in eighteen monthly cycles. Third round of evaluation (for year 2002- 2004) is presented.
Methods: 240 self identified homosexual men in the mapped sites; a two-stage cluster sampling. Indicators: no. partners in last one month, peno-oral sex, peno-anal sex and consistent condom usage in last one month, no. of female partners and peno-vaginal sex, consistent condom usage during vaginal sex.
Results: average no. of male partners was 4, 82% MSM reported sex with non-regular partner, 85% were engaged in peno-oral sex in last one month. Low consistent condom usage by partner (16%) and respondent (12%) during peno-oral sex. Insertive anal sex was reported by 60% of which 72% used condom when sex had last time; only 16% reported having used condoms consistently during Insertive anal sex in last one month. Receptive anal sex was reported by 53% of which 83% reported last time and 76% reported last month consistent condom usage by the partner. 47% had sex with female partner and average no. of female partner was 2. Peno vaginal sex was reported by 88% of which 65% reported last time condom usage. 34% consistent condom usage in last one month with a female partner.
Conclusions: Challenges to tailor the program towards 100% condom usage, further reduction of partners. Respondents were risk taking when they engaged in unprotected insertive anal sex on their partners. This reflected that safe sex messages were skewed. Motivation to reduce number of female partners,improve condom usage during peno-vaginal sex.
AIDS 2006 - XVI International AIDS Conference
Abstract no.
CDC1079
Suggested Citation
"A.Dange, et al.
HIV related risk behavior of men having sex with men in Mumbai and Thane.
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AIDS 2006 - XVI International AIDS Conference:
Abstract no.
CDC1079"
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