The Mpumalanga Men's Study

The Mpumalanga Men's Study (MPMS) is the assessment of the Project Boithato HIV prevention intervention for South African MSM. Boithato aims to increase consistent condom use, regular testing for HIV-negative MSM, and linkage to care for HIV-positive MSM. The MPMS baseline examined HIV prevalen...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-11, Vol.9 (11)
Main Authors: Lane, Tim, Osmand, Thomas, Marr, Alexander, Shade, Starley B, Dunkle, Kristin, Sandfort, Theodorus, Struthers, Helen, Kegeles, Susan, McIntyre, James A
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Language:English
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Domestic violence
HIV tests
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Summary:The Mpumalanga Men's Study (MPMS) is the assessment of the Project Boithato HIV prevention intervention for South African MSM. Boithato aims to increase consistent condom use, regular testing for HIV-negative MSM, and linkage to care for HIV-positive MSM. The MPMS baseline examined HIV prevalence and associated risk behaviors, and testing, care, and treatment behaviors among MSM in Gert Sibande and Ehlanzeni districts in Mpumalanga province, South Africa in order to effectively target intervention activities. We recruited 307 MSM in Gert Sibande and 298 in Ehlanzeni through respondent-driven sampling (RDS) between September 2012-March 2013. RDS-adjusted HIV prevalence estimates are 28.3% (95% CI 21.1%-35.3%) in Gert Sibande, and 13.7% (95% CI 9.1%-19.6%) in Ehlanzeni. Prevalence is significantly higher among MSM over age 25 [57.8% (95% CI 43.1%-72.9%) vs. 17.9% (95% CI 10.6%-23.9%), P
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0111063