High prevalence of HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men and transgender women attending trusted community centres in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevalence have been reported to be higher amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria than in the general population. The objective of this study was to characterize the prevalence of HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea in this population using laboratory‐based universal testing.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Source ID
10.7448/ias.19.1.21270

Entities

People

  • Babajide Keshinro
  • Charlotte A. Gaydos
  • Cristina Rodriguez‐hart
  • For The Trust/rv368 Study Group
  • Julie Ake
  • Manhattan E. Charurat
  • Melissa J Walsh
  • Merlin L Robb
  • Ogbonnaya S. Njoku
  • Rebecca G Nowak
  • Sheila Peel
  • Stefan D. Baral
  • Sunday Odeyemi
  • Sylvia Adebajo
  • Teclaire Ngo‐ndomb
  • Trevor A Crowell
  • William A Blattner

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.