Epidemiology of HIV among black and minority ethnic men who have sex with men in England and Wales

Objectives: To examine the epidemiology of HIV among black and minority ethnic (BME) men who have sex with men (MSM) in England and Wales (E&W). Methods: Ethnicity data from two national HIV/AIDS surveillance systems were reviewed (1997–2002 inclusive), providing information on new HIV diagnoses...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted infections 2005-08, Vol.81 (4), p.345-350
Main Authors: Dougan, S, Elford, J, Rice, B, Brown, A E, Sinka, K, Evans, B G, Gill, O N, Fenton, K A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Africa - ethnology
African Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
AIDS
antiretroviral therapy
Asia - ethnology
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
black and minority ethnic
black men
BME
CDSC
Clinics
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
E&W
England - epidemiology
England and Wales
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
General aspects
genitourinary medicine
GUM
Health promotion
Health risk assessment
HIV
HIV Infections - ethnology
Homosexuality - ethnology
Homosexuality - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Human viral diseases
Humans
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi
Infections
Infectious diseases
interquartile ranges
IPB
IQR
Laboratories
Male
Medical sciences
men who have sex with men
Mens health
MSM
National Health Service
NHS
Prevalence
Risk Factors
SOPHID
Studies
Survey of Prevalent HIV Infections Diagnosed
Treponema pallidum
UAPMP
Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme
VCT
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
voluntary confidential testing
Wales - epidemiology
West Indies - ethnology
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Summary:Objectives: To examine the epidemiology of HIV among black and minority ethnic (BME) men who have sex with men (MSM) in England and Wales (E&W). Methods: Ethnicity data from two national HIV/AIDS surveillance systems were reviewed (1997–2002 inclusive), providing information on new HIV diagnoses and those accessing NHS HIV treatment and care services. In addition, undiagnosed HIV prevalence among MSM attending 14 genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics participating in the Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme and having routine syphilis serology was examined by world region of birth. Results: Between 1997 and 2002, 1040 BME MSM were newly diagnosed with HIV in E&W, representing 12% of all new diagnoses reported among MSM. Of the 1040 BME MSM, 27% were black Caribbean, 12% black African, 10% black other, 8% Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi, and 44% other/mixed. Where reported (n = 395), 58% of BME MSM were probably infected in the United Kingdom. An estimated 7.4% (approximate 95% CI: 4.4% to 12.5%) of BME MSM aged 16–44 in E&W were living with diagnosed HIV in 2002 compared with 3.2% (approximate 95% CI: 2.6% to 3.9%) of white MSM (p
ISSN:1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.2004.012328