Scheduled study visits at 6, 12 and 18 months included medical examinations, HIV screening, risk-reduction counselling and face-to-face interviews to collect information on their sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviours, and HIV risk-reduction strategies HIV-RRS. Three stigmatization sub-scores were constructed experienced, perceived and internalized. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used for data analysis. Of the participants recruited at baseline, , and , respectively, had a follow-up visit at 6, 12 and 18 months.
Of the latter, only one participant reported systematic TS 2. Thirteen participants After adjusting for country of study and age, the following self-reported factors were associated with a greater likelihood of being MCMSW: protected anal sex, exclusively insertive anal sex with male sexual partners, avoidance of sex after consuming psychoactive products and experiencing stigmatization all during the previous 6 months.
The majority of MCMSW in this study practiced HIV-RRS with male sexual partners, including engaging in protected anal sex, avoidance of sex when consuming psychoactive products, and practising exclusively insertive anal sex.
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