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Table 6 HIV antibody prevalence and undiagnosed infection in community samples of MSM in selected countries

From: Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand

Location

Year conducted

Recruitment sites

Sample size*

HIV prevalence (%)

Proportion undiagnosed (%)

Ref

England (3 cities)

2003-4

GB, GS

348

8.6% Manchester

36.7% Manchester

[13, 14]

   

1436

12.3% London

44.1% London

 
   

373

13.7% Brighton

33.3% Brighton

 

Scotland (2 cities)

2005

GB, GS

749

3.6% Glasgow

48.1% Glasgow

[14, 15]

   

601

5.5% Edinburgh

36.4% Edinburgh

 

Southern Africa (3 countries)

2008

SB

537

17.4%

76.3%

[16]

United States (21 cities)

2008

GB, SO

8153

19.2% overall

43.5% overall

[17]

    

6.4% Atlanta (low)

15.4% Seattle (low)

 
    

37.8% Baltimore (high)

73.4% Baltimore (high)

 

Australia (2 cities)

2008

GB, GS

465

8.8% Brisbane

19.5% Brisbane

[18]

   

639

9.5% Melbourne

31.1% Melbourne

[12]

France (Paris)

2009

GB, GS

886

17.7%

20%

 

New Zealand (Auckland)

2011

GB, GS,

CE

1049

6.5%

20.9%

[19]

  1. *Number providing viable oral fluid sample
  2. GB gay bars/club, GS gay saunas/sex-on-site venues, SB snowball sampling, SO social organisations, CE large community event