Effective Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men

Impact of Mobile Phone-Based Interventions on Methamphetamine Use and High-risk Sexual Behaviors in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Systematic Review

HIV Prevention for Men who have Sex with Men Question What are the most effective HIV prevention interventions for men who have sex with men in high-income countries? Key Take-Home Messages

The Issue and Why It’s Important Despite the fact that we are almost thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, very few studies that examine the effectiveness of prevention interventions for MSM have employed rigorous evaluation that can reliably determine how effective various interventions are at reducing HIV risk behaviours. Self-reported risk behaviour reduction among MSM suggests that behav...

Hepatitis C virus transmission among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected men who have sex with men: Modeling the effect of behavioral and treatment interventions

The incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men who have sex with men has increased in recent years and is associated with high-risk sexual behavior. Behavioral interventions that target high-risk behavior associated with HCV transmission and treatment with direct-acting antivirals may prevent further HCV infections. We predicted the eff...

A systematic review of HIV interventions for black men who have sex with men (MSM)

BACKGROUND Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV/AIDS. Despite this burden there has been a shortage of research on HIV interventions for black MSM. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on interventions for black MSM to identify effective HIV prevention intervention strategies for black MSM. METHODS We searched 3 databases: Pubm...

PEPFAR's evolving HIV prevention approaches for key populations--people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and sex workers: progress, challenges, and opportunities.

In most countries, the burden of HIV among people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and sex workers is disproportionately high compared with that in the general population. Meanwhile, coverage rates of effective interventions among those key populations (KPs) are extremely low, despite a strong evidence base about the effectiveness of currently available interventions. In its first d...

Reducing substance use and sexual risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in South Africa

FUNDING: US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 5U2GPS001137-05 Men who have sex with men have been identified as a population at risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. Studies in South Africa have reported a high prevalence of HIV, as well as high levels of alcohol and other drug use, among men who have sex with men, and the use of substances (alcohol and drugs) to facilitate the...