Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019
Objectives: To measure HIV and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and associated risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women/genderqueer individuals (TGW/GQ) in Zimbabwe. Methods: We conducted a biobehavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among adult MS...
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| author | Robin W.B. Breen Lauren E. Parmley Munyaradzi P. Mapingure Innocent Chingombe Owen Mugurungi Godfrey Musuka Avi J. Hakim John H. Rogers Brian Moyo Chesterfield Samba Sophia S. Miller Matthew R. Lamb Tiffany G. Harris |
| author_facet | Robin W.B. Breen Lauren E. Parmley Munyaradzi P. Mapingure Innocent Chingombe Owen Mugurungi Godfrey Musuka Avi J. Hakim John H. Rogers Brian Moyo Chesterfield Samba Sophia S. Miller Matthew R. Lamb Tiffany G. Harris |
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| description | Objectives: To measure HIV and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and associated risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women/genderqueer individuals (TGW/GQ) in Zimbabwe. Methods: We conducted a biobehavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among adult MSM and TGW/GQ in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 2019. Participants completed a questionnaire and underwent testing for HIV and HBV. Results: Overall, 1,510 (Harare: 694, Bulawayo 816) participants were enrolled and consented to testing; 3.8 % (58) tested positive for HBV, 22.5 % (339) tested positive for HIV, and 2.2 % (33) tested positive for both HIV and HBV. HBV prevalence was higher among participants with HIV compared to HIV-negative participants (9.7 % vs. 2.1 %, p < 0.0001). Overall, HBV prevalence was not statistically different between MSM and TGW/GQ (3.7 % vs 4.5 %, p = 0.49) nor between Harare and Bulawayo (3.3 % vs 4.3 %, p = 0.33). Conclusions: Our survey demonstrates the prevalence of HBV among MSM and TGW/GQ is lower than other estimates of HBV among MSM in Africa but remains high among our survey population living with HIV highlighting the need to expand HBV testing and treatment services, especially among people with HIV in Zimbabwe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1754049c09d3413f8c309132189f54bc2024-02-17T06:41:41ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-02-01103e25790Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019Robin W.B. Breen0Lauren E. Parmley1Munyaradzi P. Mapingure2Innocent Chingombe3Owen Mugurungi4Godfrey Musuka5Avi J. Hakim6John H. Rogers7Brian Moyo8Chesterfield Samba9Sophia S. Miller10Matthew R. Lamb11Tiffany G. Harris12Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA; Corresponding author.ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USAICAP at Columbia University, Harare, ZimbabweICAP at Columbia University, Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, ZimbabweICAP at Columbia University, Harare, ZimbabweDivision of Global HIV & TB, Global Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Global HIV & TB, Global Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, ZimbabweGALZ, Harare, ZimbabweICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA; ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA; ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USAObjectives: To measure HIV and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and associated risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women/genderqueer individuals (TGW/GQ) in Zimbabwe. Methods: We conducted a biobehavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among adult MSM and TGW/GQ in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 2019. Participants completed a questionnaire and underwent testing for HIV and HBV. Results: Overall, 1,510 (Harare: 694, Bulawayo 816) participants were enrolled and consented to testing; 3.8 % (58) tested positive for HBV, 22.5 % (339) tested positive for HIV, and 2.2 % (33) tested positive for both HIV and HBV. HBV prevalence was higher among participants with HIV compared to HIV-negative participants (9.7 % vs. 2.1 %, p < 0.0001). Overall, HBV prevalence was not statistically different between MSM and TGW/GQ (3.7 % vs 4.5 %, p = 0.49) nor between Harare and Bulawayo (3.3 % vs 4.3 %, p = 0.33). Conclusions: Our survey demonstrates the prevalence of HBV among MSM and TGW/GQ is lower than other estimates of HBV among MSM in Africa but remains high among our survey population living with HIV highlighting the need to expand HBV testing and treatment services, especially among people with HIV in Zimbabwe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024018218HIVHepatitisHepatitis B virusZimbabweMen who have sex with menTransgender women |
| spellingShingle | Robin W.B. Breen Lauren E. Parmley Munyaradzi P. Mapingure Innocent Chingombe Owen Mugurungi Godfrey Musuka Avi J. Hakim John H. Rogers Brian Moyo Chesterfield Samba Sophia S. Miller Matthew R. Lamb Tiffany G. Harris Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 Heliyon HIV Hepatitis Hepatitis B virus Zimbabwe Men who have sex with men Transgender women |
| title | Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 |
| title_full | Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 |
| title_short | Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and HIV-HBV coinfection among men who have sex with men, transgender women, and genderqueer individuals in Harare and Bulawayo Zimbabwe, 2019 |
| title_sort | hepatitis b virus infection hbv and hiv hbv coinfection among men who have sex with men transgender women and genderqueer individuals in harare and bulawayo zimbabwe 2019 |
| topic | HIV Hepatitis Hepatitis B virus Zimbabwe Men who have sex with men Transgender women |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024018218 |
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