Associations Between Punitive Policies and Legal Barriers to Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts and HIV Among Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry, Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

Background

Few assessments of associations between structural-level factors and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been conducted, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to examine HIV testing history, HIV status, and stigmas among MSM living in ten countries with heterogeneous legal environments.

Citation

Lyons, C. E., Rwema, J. O. T., Makofane, K., Diouf, D., Njindam, I. M., Ba, I., … & Baral, S. (2023). Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey. The Lancet HIV. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00336-8 (new window)