Sexual Behaviors of HIV-Infected Men who Have Sex with Men in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria

• Published in: Indian journal of community medicine 2020-10, Vol.45 (4), p.550-553
• Main Authors: Afolaranmi, Tolulope Olumide, Hassan, Zuwaira Ibrahim, Misari, Zaman, Ugwu, Obinna Joseph, Adeoye, Philip Adewale, Fayenuwo, Oluwaleke James, Eugene, Eugene Chidi, David Ofakunrin, Akinyemi Olugbenga, Chingle, Moses Peter, Shugaba, Ali Ishaq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Short Communication
• ISSN: 0970-0218; 1998-3581
• DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_448_19

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. 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. 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. 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.