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| Year : 2020 |
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Sexual behaviors of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria
Tolulope Olumide Afolaranmi1, Zuwaira Ibrahim Hassan2, Zaman Misari3, Obinna Joseph Ugwu4, Philip Adewale Adeoye3, Oluwaleke James Fayenuwo3, Eugene Chidi Eugene3, Akinyemi Olugbenga David Ofakunrin5, Moses Peter Chingle1, Ali Ishaq Shugaba6
1 Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
2 Department of Community Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
3 Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
4 Ginza Medical Centre, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
5 Department of Pediatrics, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
6 Department of Human Anatomy, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Tolulope Olumide Afolaranmi
Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, P M B 2084, Jos, Plateau State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_448_19
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Background: Sub-Saharan Africa region remains heavily plagued by HIV/AIDS with recent information suggesting that sex between men is a significant contributor to the spread of this infection. It was against this backdrop that this study was conducted to examine the sexual behaviors of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jos, Plateau state, North Central Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 114 HIV-infected MSM 18 years and above using a quantitative method of data collection. Respondent-driven sampling technique was employed in sampling the study participants, and EpiInfo statistical software version 7 was used for the data analysis. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 26.0 ± 5.4 years with condom use in the last anal sex being 77 (67.5%), while majority (83.3%) of the respondents was adjudged to have been engaged in risky sexual behaviors. Conclusions: This study has brought to light a significant level of risky sexual behaviors among HIV-infected MSM with condom use, multiple same sexual engagement, transactional sex, and bisexual concurrency as areas of possible interventions.
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