HIV testing and engagement with the HIV treatment cascade among men who have sex with men in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Stannah, E Dale, J Elmes, R Staunton, C Beyrer… - The lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background HIV disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with
men (MSM) in Africa, where many countries criminalise same-sex behaviour. We assessed …

Trends in HIV testing, the treatment cascade, and HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Stannah, N Soni, JKS Lam, K Giguère… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are
disproportionately affected by HIV. In Africa, MSM face structural barriers to HIV prevention …

The immediate effect of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on stigma, discrimination, and engagement on HIV prevention and treatment services in men who have …

SR Schwartz, RG Nowak, I Orazulike, B Keshinro… - The lancet HIV, 2015 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In January, 2014, the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act was signed
into law in Nigeria, further criminalising same-sex sexual relationships. We aimed to assess …

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

B Keshinro, TA Crowell, RG Nowak… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction 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 …

Engagement in the HIV care cascade and barriers to antiretroviral therapy uptake among female sex workers in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: findings from a …

S Schwartz, A Lambert, N Phaswana-Mafuya… - Sexually transmitted …, 2017 - sti.bmj.com
Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by HIV, even in the
context of broadly generalised HIV epidemics such as South Africa. This has been observed …

Individual and sexual network predictors of HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Nigeria

RG Nowak, A Mitchell, TA Crowell, H Liu… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: To date, HIV incidence studies among men who have sex with men (MSM)
across sub-Saharan Africa have focused on studying sexual risk practices with less focus on …

Rectal microbiota among HIV-uninfected, untreated HIV, and treated HIV-infected in Nigeria

RG Nowak, SM Bentzen, J Ravel, TA Crowell… - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Untreated advanced HIV infection alters the gut microbiota, but it is unclear
whether antiretroviral therapy (ART) reverses these changes. We compared the composition …

Stigma, access to healthcare, and HIV risks among men who sell sex to men in Nigeria

TA Crowell, B Keshinro, SD Baral… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Among men who have sex with men (MSM), men who sell sex (MSS) may be
subject to increased sexual behaviour-related stigma that affects uptake of healthcare and …

Association of age with healthcare needs and engagement among Nigerian men who have sex with men and transgender women: cross‐sectional and longitudinal …

HO Ramadhani, TA Crowell, RG Nowak… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Young men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) face
stigmas that hinder access to healthcare. The aim of the study was to understand age …

Respondent-driven sampling as a recruitment method for men who have sex with men in southern sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional analysis by wave

S Stahlman, LG Johnston, C Yah, S Ketende… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a popular method for recruiting men who
have sex with men (MSM). Our objective is to describe the ability of RDS to reach MSM for …