Publications on Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
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
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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.
 
 
Brief Report: HIV Biological and Behavioral Surveillance among males who have sex with males (MSM) in Dili and Baucau, Timor-Leste, 2017
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HIV Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) surveys were conducted in 2016-2017 among males who have sex with males (MSM) in Dili and Baucau, Timor-Leste to track the HIV epidemic, monitor sexual risk behaviours, and to measure access to intervention programs in responding to HIV. MSM were defined as biological males, aged 17 to 49 years, having had anal sex with a male in the past 12 months, and living in the survey area. This survey resulted in a sample of 200 FSW in Dili and 105 FSW in Baucau.

 
 
Know Violence: Exploring the Links between Violence, Mental Health and HIV Risk among Men Who have Sex with Men and Transwomen in South Asia
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This report by UNDP, ICRW and APCOM Foundation explores the links between violence, mental health and HIV risk among men who have sex with men and transwomen in seven South Asian countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.