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ArticleAIDS and behavior2015

Comparison of Sexual Risk, HIV/STI Prevalence and Intervention Exposure Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW) and Men Who Have Sex with Men Only (MSMO) in India: Implications for HIV Prevention.

Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Shreena Ramanathan, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Prabuddhagopal Goswami, Sucheta Deshpande, Diwakar Yadav, Shrabanti Sen, Bitra George, Ramesh Paranjape

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, No 11 Avatar Apartments, 27 Balakrishnan Road, Valmikingar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, 600041, India. ramaklak@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-9361
Shreena RamanathanFHI 360 India, New Delhi, India. sramanathan@fhi360.org.
Venkatesan ChakrapaniCentre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP), Chennai, India. venkatesan.chakrapani@gmail.com.
Prabuddhagopal GoswamiCentre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP), Chennai, India. pgoswami@fhi360.org.
Sucheta DeshpandeNational AIDS Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India. sucheta.ibba@gmail.com.
Diwakar Yadav, No 11 Avatar Apartments, 27 Balakrishnan Road, Valmikingar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, 600041, India. yadavdiwakar7@gmail.com.
Shrabanti SenFHI 360 India, New Delhi, India.
Bitra GeorgeFHI 360 India, New Delhi, India. bgeorge@fhi360.org.
Ramesh ParanjapeNational AIDS Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India. rparanjape@nariindia.org.
Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy · INFamily Health International 360 · USNational AIDS Research Institute · INRamakrishna Mission Vidyamandira · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using data from a cross-sectional bio-behavioral survey conducted among men who have sex with men (n = 3833) in India, we examined differences related to HIV-related sexual risk, HIV/STI prevalence and intervention exposures between men who have sex with men and women (MSMW, 35 % of the sample) and men who have sex with men only (MSMO). Among MSMW, 93 % reported having female regular partners, 14 % had female paid partners, and all types of male partners (regular 55 %; casual 77.1 %; paying 47 %; paid 19 %). Logistic regression revealed that MSMW had higher odds of being aged 26 years and above (AOR 4.45, 95 % CI 3.66-5.42), lower odds of inconsistently using condoms with male partners (AOR 0.82, 95 % CI 0.67-0.98) and lower odds of having kothi (feminine/mostly receptive) identity (AOR 0.07, 95 % CI 0.06-0.09). HIV intervention exposure and HIV/STI prevalence did not differ significantly between MSMW and MSMO (HIV 13.1 vs. 12.2 %; active syphilis 3.5 vs. 3.1 %, respectively). Concurrent sexual partnerships with men and women pose risk of HIV transmission/acquisition for MSM and their male and female partners. All subgroups of MSM require tailored information and skills to consistently use condoms with different types of partners of either gender.

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Homosexuality, MaleUnsafe SexAdultBisexualityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk-TakingSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersBisexual behaviorBisexual concurrencyCondom useHIVIndiaMen who have sex with menMen who have sex with men and women

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