Estimating actual HIV prevalence and undiagnosed infection in a community sample of men who have sex with men: Methods and fieldwork in a New Zealand oral fluid study
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Introduction This report describes the methods of the first HIV prevalence study to be conducted among a community sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand. It highlights novel features of the project such as collecting oral fluid with indigenous MSM (Maori) and specimen collection at a large community fair day. It is intended to accompany the main summary paper [1] and to be read in conjunction with previous reports on the HIV behavioural surveillance programme in New Zealand (the Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey, or GAPSS) [2].
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Actual and undiagnosed HIV prevalence in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Auckland, New Zealand
BACKGROUND The prevalence of HIV infection and how this varies between subgroups is a fundamental indicator of epidemic control. While there has been a rise in the number of HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand over the last decade, the actual prevalence of HIV and the proportion undiagnosed is not known. We measured these outcomes in a community sample of MSM in A...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011