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HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Prevalence among Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men at a Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joint Authors
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We describe the HIV risk perception, sexual behavior, and HIV prevalence among 423 men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) clients who received voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services at a community-based center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The mean age was 29 years old.
One hundred one (23.9%) clients rated themselves as low risk, 118 (27.9%) as medium risk, 36 (8.5%) as high risk, and 168 (39.7%) were unsure of their risk.
Twenty-four (9.4%) clients tested HIV positive (4 (4%) low risk, 9 (7.6%) medium risk, 11 (30.6%) high risk, and 13 (7.7%) unsure risk).
We found a positive correlation between risk perception and HIV infection in this study.
Clients with high HIV risk perception have 17x the odds of testing HIV positive compared to low risk clients.
High HIV risk perception was significantly associated with multiple sex partners, multiple types of sex partners, alcohol use before intercourse, unprotected sex beyond 6 months, and inconsistent condom use during anal sex compared to low risk clients.
There were no statistically significant differences between medium risk and unsure risk clients compared to low risk clients.
Strategies should be targeted towards change in sexual practices among those who are perceived to be at high risk.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koh, Kwee Choy& Yong, Lit Sin. 2014. HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Prevalence among Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men at a Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456136
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koh, Kwee Choy& Yong, Lit Sin. HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Prevalence among Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men at a Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456136
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koh, Kwee Choy& Yong, Lit Sin. HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Prevalence among Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men at a Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456136