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Table 1 National HIV prevalence data for MSM in European countries and corresponding self-reported prevalence data from EMIS

From: Prevalence of HIV among MSM in Europe: comparison of self-reported diagnoses from a large scale internet survey and existing national estimates

   

Surveillance system

EMIS

 
  

source of HIV prevalence estimate; study methodology

HIV prevalence estimate; surveillance system %

Diagnosed HIV+ among ever tested (%)

Survey-Surveillance Discrepancy factor (SSD)

excluded, no surveillance system prevalence estimates

Austria

 

n.a

7.2

 

Cyprus

 

n.a.

1.9

 

Ireland

 

n.a.

9.5

 

Malta

 

n.a.

2.5

 

Turkey

 

n.a.

3.0

 

excluded, similar methodology

Belgium

2a

5.6

10.5

 

Switzerland

2a (2007)

8.1

11.5

 

France

2a (2009)

12.0

12.7

 

Sweden

2a (2008)

4.0

6.4

 

specific prevalence studies

Bosnia

1b/c (<2008)

0.7

0.0

 

Bulgaria

2

3.3

2.5

0.7

Belarus

2

2.7

3.0

1.1

Czech

2b (2008/9)

2.6

6.7

2.6

Estonia

2c (2007)

1.7

2.8

1.7

Spain

2b (2008/9)

17.0

14.9

0.9

Croatia

2

3.3

4.8

1.5

Hungary

2

2.7

5.6

2.1

Italy

1b (2008/9)

11.8

10.7

0.9

Lithuania

2b

2.7

4.8

1.8

Latvia

2b (2008)

4.0

7.8

1.9

Moldowa

1b/c (2007)

4.8

4.3

0.9

Macedonia

2b/c (2006)

2.8

7.7

2.7

Poland

2b (2004)

4.7

8.3

1.8

Portugal

3a (snowball)

11.0

10.9

1.0

Romania

2b (2008/9)

4.6

5.5

1.2

Serbia

3b/c (2008/10)

3.6

5.4

1.5

Russia

2c

8.3

8.6

1.0

Slovenia

2b (2008/9)

5.1

8.3

1.6

Slovakia

2b (2008/9)

6.1

3.1

0.5

Ukraine

3b/c (2011)

6.4

8.2

1.3

modelling/ health care system data

Germany

3e (2010)

4.9

11.6

2.4

Denmark

1d (2009)

4.9

12.0

2.4

Finland

3d (2009)

2.0

5.1

2.6

Greece

1d (EPP)

6.5

12.9

2.0

Luxemburg

3d (2010)

6.0

13.8

2.3

Netherlands

1e (MPES 2007)

6.0

19.9

3.3

Norway

3d (2008)

3.3

5.2

1.6

United Kingdom

1/2e (MPES 2007)

5.3

14.6

2.8

  1. 1=UNGASS 2008; 2=UNGASS 2010; 3=personal communication.
  2. a=self-reported; b=TLS, venue based; c=RDS; d=health care system; e=population-based modelling.
  3. n.a.= not available.