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Table 2 Prevalence ratio of HIV infection among MSM compared to men in the general population of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

From: Comparison of the prevalence rates of HIV infection between men who have sex with men (MSM) and men in the general population in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Country

N

Epidemic level

Prevalence Ratio*

95% CI

Senegal

3184

Generalized

43.00

[25.56–72.34]

Ghana

3883

Generalized

27.15

[18.68–40.62]

Burkina Faso

6314

Generalized

18.13

[8.97–36.14]

Mali

3503

Generalized

17.13

[11.21–26.17]

Cameroon

6981

Mixed

11.54

[9.61–13.85]

Togo

3987

Generalized

11.50

[8.46–15.62]

Benin

3889

Mixed

7.70

[4.80–12.36]

Gambia

3450

Generalized

5.76

[3.54–9.38]

Kenya

2851

Mixed

5.34

[4.10–6.95]

Angola

5144

Generalized

4.04

[2.67–6.10]

Tanzania

6865

Generalized

2.67

[2.08–3.44]

Uganda

8673

Generalized

2.25

[1.65–3.05]

Lesotho

2646

Hyper-endemic

1.76

[1.52–2.04]

Malawi

6493

Mixed

1.53

[1.14–2.06]

Namibia

3650

Hyper-endemic

1.14

[0.77–1.64]

Botswana

3763

Hyper-endemic

1.00

[0.69–1.45]

Swaziland

3763

Hyper-endemic

0.89

[0.69–1.16]

Total

79,069

 

4.94**

[2.91–8.37]

  1. n = sample size of men by country
  2. * Prevalence ratio of HIV infection among MSM compared with that among men in the general population
  3. ** p < 0.00001, I2 = 98%
  4. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval