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| Abstract #2124 - Mad about the boy - MSM II | ||||
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Session: 41.2: Mad about the boy - MSM II (Parallel) on Thursday @ 16.30-18.00 in C104 Chaired by Hycienth Ahaneku, Jeffrey Kelly Authors: Presenting Author: Dr Zohar Mor - Ministry of Health, Israel |
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| Aim: Estimating the size of key risk-groups susceptible to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) is essential for establishment of interventions and budget allocation. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have compromised the key-risk group with the highest incidence of STD and HIV in Israel during the last 15 years, despite continuous interventions. This study aims to estimate, for the first time in Israel, the number of MSM in the Jewish male population in Israel and to appraise the HIV-prevalence in this susceptible community. | ||||
| Method / Issue: This cross-sectional study included a random national representative sample of the Jewish population aged 18-44, who completed anonymous online questionnaires regarding their demographic details, as well as their sexual orientation and practices. The rate of MSM was then projected on the figures from the national civil census. The estimates of the HIV-prevalence among MSM were based on the national HIV registry. | ||||
| Results / Comments: The sample included 997 men, of whom 10.1% reported lifetime same-sex encounters, while 4.5% were self-identified as gay/bisexual. Based on the rate of responders who self-identified Jewish gays/bisexuals, it is estimated that there are 96,353 (95%CI: 85,714-97,884) Jewish gays/bisexuals aged 18-44 in Israel, and 66,165 (95%CI: 65,675-66,643) are living in Tel-Aviv. Of all 671 Jewish men aged 18-44 who were living with HIV/AIDS in Israel at the end of 2010 and reported same-sex practices, 611 (91.1%) were living in Tel-Aviv. It is therefore estimated that 0.7% (95%CI: 0.5-1.5%) of all the Israeli Jewish gay/bisexual population aged 18-44 are infected with HIV, and 1.0% (95%CI: 0.85-1.02%) of all Jewish gays/bisexuals living in Tel-Aviv with similar ages are HIV-infected. | ||||
| Discussion: The rate of males who reported same sex practices was higher than that those who self-identified as gay/bisexual (10.1% and 4.5%, respectively), while 2/3 were living in Tel-Aviv. The rate of HIV-infected MSM in Israel was 0.7%, while among Tel-Aviv MSM the rate was 1.0%. HIV-infection rates among MSM were higher than the overall national HIV rate (=0.07%), but still lower than the definition of a 'concentrated epidemic' that was indicated by the WHO. These recent figures can be used to monitor the outcomes of various interventions and track the dynamic of HIV infection among MSM. | ||||
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