[PDF] Top 20 The Lisbon cohort of men who have sex with men: study protocol and HIV incidence

... The Lisbon MSM cohort, established in April 2011, is an observational prospective study conducted at a community-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing centre in ... See full document

... Of the 522 MSM, four were found to be anti-HCV positive, and one was also HCV RNA positive, revealing evidence of active HCV ...uals. Of these, one showed evidence of acute HCV ... See full document

... contained the following groups of vari- ables: eligibility (confirmation of eligibility for participation in the study and their social net- work in relation to MSM), ... See full document

... to the cross-sectional nature of the study design, no causality or temporality between the associations examined can be ...to the sam- pling methodology. TLS and RDS ... See full document

... to the difficulty of accessing MSM in surveys, alter- native sampling techniques are necessary to obtain satisfac- tory ...obtain the desired sample in each center (previ- ously defined between 250 ... See full document

... that the prevalence of HSV-2 (38%) and anal high-risk HPV (52%), both of which may enhance HIV susceptibility[9–11, 13], were much higher among HIV-negative MSM than previously ... See full document

... transcribed and translated into English when ...consisting of the four social scientists who interviewed participants and an additional senior social scientist coded each ...(sampling ... See full document

... population of urban MSM of China the prevalence of HIV and syphilis were found to be slightly lower among MSWs compared to their non-MSW counterparts although the ... See full document

... that HIV is still incurable, non-availability of a safe and effective vaccine, limited access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and declining international fund, till date, preventive ... See full document

... This study describes the prevalence of HIV-1 subtype B and F1 dual infections in recently infected Brazilian ...Among the 41 subjects studied, ...previous study) ... See full document

... this study, we carried out a large-scale sequence analysis of HIV-1 ...CRF01_AE. The CRF01_AE sequences isolated from MSM in China formed two clusters similar to previous studies ...MSM ... See full document

... TLS and RDS study arms, informed consent was collected for each ...on: the social and cultural context of respondents; behavioural data on sex practices; risk- reduction ... See full document

... use of lubricants among MSM is not a new phenomenon, as it was ob- served in high-income settings nearly two decades ago ...percentage of oil- or petroleum-based solution misuse as lubricants in this ... See full document

... when the HIV test is provided in the circumstances of a special ...studies have shown that not knowing where to test and fear of the consequences of testing ... See full document

... comprises the use of antiretroviral medications by HIV negative individuals to decrease infection ...risk. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher ... See full document

... Injecting and/or polydrug use may expose people who engage in “SIDU” to the risk of substance use disorders (Bourne et ...2015). The sharing of equipment and using blood ... See full document

... closely with drug adherence and drug levels. Pill use on 90% or more of days was associated with 73% efficacy, while detectable drug levels were associated with 92% ...2011, the ... See full document

... swab and provided them with verbal instruc- tions and a diagram ...insert the swab 2.5 cm into the rectum, rotate for 5–10 seconds, and place the swab in the capped ... See full document

... studies have indicated that pre-existing humoral immunity to HAdV-5 is associated with reduced immunogenicity to vaccina- tion with recombinant Ad5 ...In the Step Vaccine Study, a phase ... See full document

... towards men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana affects their ability to access critical information and services for the care and prevention of ... See full document