Sexual Health and Hiv Risk Behaviors of Myanmar Men Who Have Sex with Men: Baseline Findings from the Link up Project

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FE BR UA RY 2 01 5 In 2013, an estimated 189,000 people were living with HIV in Myanmar.1 The overall adult HIV prevalence is estimated to be around 0.5 percent, but key populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate disease burden.2 There are an estimated 240,000 MSM in Myanmar, corresponding to 1.4 percent of the total adult male population.3 According to national estimates, HIV prevalence among MSM is 20 times higher than in the general population, at 10 percent.4

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تاریخ انتشار 2015