Changes in condom use among males who have sex with males (MSM): Measuring the effect of HIV prevention programme in Dhaka city

A systematic assessment was done to examine the effect of HIV interventions among MSM in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MSM were defined as males having sex with males but did not sell sex in the last year. MSM are hidden, marginalized and stigmatized population groups not only in Bangladesh but also globally....

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Published in:PloS one 2020-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e0236557-e0236557
Main Authors: Reza, Md Masud, Rana, Akm Masud, Azim, Tasnim, Chowdhury, Ezazul Islam, Gourab, Gorkey, Imran, Md Sha Al, Islam, Md Aminul, Khan, Sharful Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS
Anal sex
Bangladesh
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Disease prevention
Gays & lesbians
Health aspects
Health behavior
Health risks
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Imprisonment
Infectious diseases
Interviews as Topic
Knowledge
Lubricants & lubrication
Male
Males
Medical tests
Medicine and health sciences
Mens health
Methods
MSM (Men who have sex with men)
Multivariate analysis
Odds Ratio
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Polls & surveys
Prevention
Program Evaluation
Regression analysis
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk taking
Sex
Sexually transmitted disease prevention
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transgender persons
Young Adult
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Summary:A systematic assessment was done to examine the effect of HIV interventions among MSM in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MSM were defined as males having sex with males but did not sell sex in the last year. MSM are hidden, marginalized and stigmatized population groups not only in Bangladesh but also globally. In 2010, HIV interventions for MSM were expanded in 40 districts of Bangladesh through 65 drop-in-centres (DICs) and peer outreach workers. Data from two surveys on MSM in Dhaka in 2010 (baseline) and 2013 (midline) were used to analyse the effect of ongoing HIV prevention services. Both surveys used time location sampling to randomly select MSM for risk behaviour interviews. Two outcome variables were considered; condom use in the last anal sex act and consistent condom use during anal sex in the last month. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression methods were used to determine factors associated with condom use. Condom use significantly increased at the midline than baseline (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0236557