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Generating strategic information and assessing HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and behavior and practices of HIV1 among MSM in Khartoum
A. Hamed
African Orgnization for Reproductive Health & Social Developement, Projects, Khartoum, Sudan
Background: Several studies in developed world since onset of HIV/AIDS pandemic have extensively explored and confirmed the contribution of MSM. There is, however, very little comparable information in many developing countries to guide decision making, including many parts of Africa.In Sudan and particularly Khartoum State MSM were known to be part of the community for quite a long time. As they frequently engaged into full penetrative anal sex, their risk of contracting and infecting other members in the community by HIV/AIDS/STIs increased.
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional population based study of knowledge of AIDS, sexual practices and perceived susceptibility to HIV infection among MSM in Khartoum state study.
Results:
Section (1) Socio demographic background:
Section (3): Basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS
Section (7): Non commercial sex
Section (9): Use of lubricants
Section (10): Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Conclusions:
- Risk factors of HIV infection are: being an MSM have two inherited risk factors; having multiple sexual partners and different sexual partners, age, not using condom.
- Those who were students by occupation represent almost half (49.6%) of the MSM surveyed. More than half (54.4%) of them were university students, while those who were secondary school students comprised (45.4%).
- More than half (55.3%) of the respondents did believe that not having anal sex, will not protect from HIV infection.
- Majority (86.2%) of the respondents used condom before at least once in their life time with vast percentage (95.8%) of them believed that the use of condom during anal intercourse will protect from HIV infection.
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