Publications on Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
Integrated Biological-behavioral Surveillance Survey among Adolescent and Young People who Inject Drugs, Female Sex Workers, Males who Have Sex with Males and Male to Female Transgender Persons
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Indonesia has a large population and is one of the top three countries, after Philippines and Myanmar, to have the highest rate of new HIV infections. Adolescent (15-19 years old) and young (20-24 years old) (AY) key populations (KP), including people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), males who have sex with males (MSM) and transgender persons (TG), are extremely vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, very little is known about their socio-demographic characteristics, sexual risks, access to services, HIV transmission knowledge and perceived risk and HIV prevalence.
 
 
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Slides 2019
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Get an overview of the HIV/AIDS situation for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in the Asia-Pacific region.
 
 
Myanmar Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey and Population Size Estimates among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) 2015
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The objectives of the survey were to track the epidemic using behavioral risk, experience with stigma and discrimination and HIV seroprevalence markers and assess the progress of the response in terms of utilization of prevention, care and treatment services.
 
 
The Intersection between MSM and Migration: Heightened Vulnerability to HIV and Sexual Violence
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This policy brief is based on the results of the report entitled, “For Money and Sex – The HIV Vulnerability and Risks of MSM Migrant Workers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Philippines,” which was produced with support from the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific.

 
 
HIV/AIDS Situation in Hong Kong [2017]
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The first case of HIV infection in Hong Kong was reported in 1984. As of 2017, the Department of Health has received a cumulative total of 9,091 reports of HIV infection and 1,857 AIDS cases under the voluntary and anonymous HIV/AIDS reporting system. The number of HIV reports in 2017 was 681, 2% decrease compared to the 692 cases in 2016. People infected with HIV progress to AIDS when they suffer from clinical complications of severe immunodeficiency due to HIV. In 2017, 91 AIDS reports were received.

 
 
Changes, Patterns and Predictors of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gay and Bisexual Men Using PrEP
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The Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia Presented at International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam July 2018
 
 
Key Population-led Health Services (KP-LHS) Critical to PrEP Introduction among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Eomen (TGW) in Thailand
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USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) Bangkok, Thailand July 24, 2018
 
 
Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender in Tarai Highway Districts of Nepal: Round II - 2018
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This is the second round of Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS) survey among MSM/TG conducted in eight districts of Tarai Highway Districts in Nepal. The primary objectives of the IBBS surveys were: to determine the prevalence and trend of HIV, Syphilis, Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT), Neisseria Gonorrhoea (NG) and associated HIV-related risk behaviors among MSM/TG, collect information related to socio-demographic characteristics and explore the association between the risk behaviors and HIV and other specific STIs among MSM/TG population.

 
 
Differentiated HIV-service Delivery Along the Cascade for Men who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Thailand: Lessons Learned from LINKAGES Project
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The Key Population-Led Health Services (KPLHS) Model was developed by the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (TRCARC) and is currently being implemented by communitybased partners through funding provided by USAID/PEPFAR through the LINKAGES Project managed by FHI 360. KPLHS was started in four provinces (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chonburi and Songkhla) in Thailand, is now placed in the national HIV/AIDS strategy for scale-up, and receiving financing from the Thai National Health Security Organization (NHSO). The model defines a set of HIV-related health services, which focuses on improving HIV service uptake among KPs including men who have sex with men (MSM), male sex workers (MSW), transgender women (TGW), and transgender women sex workers (TGSW) and delivers differentiated HIV services, tailored to the needs of the specific subpopulation.
 
 
Out with It - HIV and Other Sexual Health Considerations for Young Men who have Sex with Men. Ayala G. (2018)
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This document is collaboratively developed by MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights (formerly known as MSMGF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with UNDP and UNFPA.