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Table 1 A global perspective on HIV and STI prevalence and consistent condom use among male sex workers

From: A new public health context to understand male sex work

   

MSW prevalence

Consistent condom use**

Recruitment

 

[#] Authors

Year

HIV

STIs*

  

Africa

      

Côte d’Ivoire

[35] Vuylsteke et al.

2012

50%

NG† (13%)

69%

MSW clinic

    

CT‡ (3%)

  

Kenya

[97] Sanders et al.

2007

43%

--

--

MSW venues

 

[98] Mwangome et al.

2009

8.6py§

--

--

 
 

[38] Geibel et al.

2008

--

--

36%

MSM venues

 

[37] Muraguri et al.

2014

26%

NG rectal (6%)

--

HIV organisation

    

NG urethral (5%)

  
    

CT rectal (3%)

  
    

CT urethral (3%)

  
    

Syphilis (2%)

  

Asia

      

India

[99] Shinde et al.

2009

33%

Any (60%)

33%

HIV/STI clinic

 

[41] Narayanan et al.

2013

43%

NG rectal (10%)

82 – 88%

HIV/STI clinic

    

CT rectal (5%)

  
    

Syphilis (8%)

  
 

[100] Solomon et al.

2010

9%

Syphilis (8%)

55%

RDS¶

China

[42] Yu et al.

2013

6%

--

74%

MSW venues

 

[101] He, et al.

2007

3%

Any (29%)

50%

RDS

 

[102] Cai, et al.

2010

5%

Syphilis (14%)

37%

MSW venues

 

[43] Chow et al.

2012

2 – 12%

Syphilis (5-20%)

15 – 95%

Meta-analysis/review

 

[9] Wong et al.

2008

2%

Any (9%)

64%

RDS/SB\\

 

[44] Huan et al.

2013

11%

Syphilis (28%)

--

RDS

Indonesia

[45] Pisani et al.

2004

4%

Syphilis (2%)

35%

MSW venues

Thailand

[46] Toledo et al.

2010

19%

Any (66%)

82%

MSW venues

Pakistan

[47] Mumtaz et al.

2011

0 – 6%

--

--

Review

 

[48] Hawkes et al.

2009

0%

NG rectal (5 – 20%)

10%

RDS

    

CT rectal (5 – 10%)

  

Uzbekistan

[49] Todd et al.

2007

6%

--

2%

Community organisation

Israel

[50] Mor & Dan

2012

5%

NG throat (2%)

40%

MSM venue/SB

    

NG urethral (<1%)

  
    

CT urethral (2%

  
    

Syphilis (3%)

  

Russia

[52] Baral et al.

2010

18%

Syphilis (12%)

71%

MSW venue

   

MSW prevalence

Consistent condom use**

Recruitment

 

[#] Authors

Year

HIV

STIs*

  

Central and South America

      

Peru

[53] Bayer et al.

2014

18%

Syphilis (8%)

41%

MSW venue

Brazil

[57] Cortez et al.

2011

17%

--

68%

SB

Europe

      

Belgium

[59] Leuridan et al.

2005

11%

NG urethral (3%)

79%

Community organisation

    

CT urethral (10%)

  
    

Syphilis (13%)

  

UK

[61] Sethi et al.

2006

9%

NG (9%)

96%

MSW clinic

    

CT (7%)

  
    

Syphilis (21%)

  
 

[62] Mc Grath-Lone et al.

2014

4%

NG (17%)

--

Men’s health clinics

    

CT (25%)

  
    

Syphilis (3%)

  

Spain

[66] Belza

2005

12%

--

--

HIV/STI clinic

Germany

[67] UNAIDS

2012

5 – 10%

--

--

Surveillance data

Australia and North America

      

Australia

[68] Estcourt et al.

2000

7%

NG (5%)

86%

MSW venues

    

CT (2%)

  
    

Syphilis (3%)

  
 

[69] Minichiello et al.

2002

7%

--

95%

MSM venues

 

[103] Prestage et al.

2007

--

--

80%

MSM venues

 

[104] Wilkinson et al.

2012

--

CT (14.3py)

--

Surveillance data

USA

[71] Timpson et al.

2007

26%

--

--

MSW venue/SB

 

[72] Smith & Seal

2008

--

--

97%

MSW venue

Canada

[75] Weber et al.

2001

5%

--

--

MSM venue

  1. *Where anatomical site is not specified it was not clear where samples were collected.
  2. **Wherever possible, condom use is reported between MSWs and their clients and limited to anal sex.
  3. †NG: Neisseria gonorrhoea.
  4. ‡CT: Chlamydia trachomatis.
  5. §py: Person years (calculated per 100).
  6. ¶RDS: Respondent driven sampling.
  7. \\Snowball sampling.