Are HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: a systematic review and data synthesis.

Are HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: a systematic review and data synthesis.

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. MSM in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are a largely hidden population because of a prevailing stigma towards this type of sexual behavior, thereby limiting the a...

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Main Authors: Ghina Mumtaz, Nahla Hilmi, Willi McFarland, Rachel L Kaplan, Francisca Ayodeji Akala, Iris Semini, Gabriele Riedner, Oussama Tawil, David Wilson, Laith J Abu-Raddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3149074?pdf=render

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