Strengthening healthcare providers’ skills to improve HIV services for MSM in Kenya

• Published in: AIDS (London) Vol. 29 Suppl 3; no. Supplement 3; pp. S237 - S240
• Main Authors: van der Elst, Elise M, Gichuru, Evans, Muraguri, Nicolas, Musyoki, Helgar, Micheni, Murugi, Kombo, Bernadette, Smith, Adrian D, Graham, Susan M, Sanders, Eduard J, Operario, Don
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology; Health Personnel - education; Health Personnel - ethics; Health Services Accessibility - ethics; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Kenya - epidemiology; Lentivirus; Male; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - methods; Retroviridae; Kenya; Africa
• ISSN: 0269-9370; 1473-5571
• DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000882

Research on HIV burden and determinants of HIV risks among MSM in sub-Saharan Africa is now considerable [1]. A meta-analysis of 51 surveys conducted between 2005 and 2013 estimated 18.7% HIV prevalence among MSM, a disproportionately large contribution to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa [2,3][2,3]. Targeted interventions for MSM could significantly decrease HIV transmission, not only among MSM but also on a population level [4,5][4,5]. However, anal intercourse in African societies remains highly stigmatized and HIV public health messaging is still unfocused [6]. Compilation of data on testing behaviour among African MSM derives mostly from studies centred among urban and sex worker MSM [7,8][7,8] and indicates that legal policy, social inequality, and inadequate training of healthcare providers (HCPs) discourage MSM from seeking HIV prevention and treatment [9-13][9-13][9-13][9-13][9-13].