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Young male sex workers are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, a cross-sectional study from Dutch STI clinics, the Netherlands, 2006–2012

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2016
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Title
Young male sex workers are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, a cross-sectional study from Dutch STI clinics, the Netherlands, 2006–2012
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BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12879-016-1388-3
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N. Fournet, F. D. H. Koedijk, A. P. van Leeuwen, M. S. van Rooijen, M. A. B. van der Sande, M. G. van Veen

Abstract

Male sex workers (MSW) are particularly exposed to sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV. In the Netherlands, data about STI among MSW are scarce. We estimated chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV diagnoses among MSW attending STI clinics and determined associated factors to guide prevention policies. Using 2006-2012 cross-sectional national surveillance data from Dutch STI clinics, we calculated the proportion of consultations with a positive test for any of three bacterial STI or HIV among MSW. Associated factors were determined by using Poisson logistic regression with robust variance. We identified 3,053 consultations involving MSW, of which 18.1 % included at least one positive bacterial STI test and 2.5 % a positive HIV test. Factors associated with bacterial STI and/or HIV diagnoses were respectively age groups < 35 y.o. and self-reporting homo- or bisexual preferences (aRR = 1.6; 95 % CI: 1.3-2.1), and age group 25-34 y.o. (aRR = 2.7; 95 % CI: 1.2-6.5) and self-reporting homo- or bisexual preferences (aRR = 24.4; 95 % CI: 3.4-176.9). Newly diagnosed and pre-existing HIV infection were associated with an increased risk for bacterial STI (aRR = 2.7, 95 % CI: 1.7-2.6 and aRR = 2.1, 95 % CI: 2.2-3.4 respectively). MSW with no history of HIV screening were more likely to be tested positive for HIV compared to those with a previous HIV-negative test (aRR = 2.6, 95 % CI: 1.6-4.3). Health promotion activities should target MSW who are young, homo- or bisexual, those who are HIV-infected or who have never been tested for HIV, to increase early diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 68 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 19%
Student > Master 10 15%
Student > Bachelor 10 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Other 8 12%
Unknown 18 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 37%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 12%
Social Sciences 7 10%
Psychology 3 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Other 3 4%
Unknown 20 29%
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#6,966,011
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#2,239
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#114,945
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#31
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