Monitoring HIV prevalence and behaviour of men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain

K Pérez; A Rodes; J Casabona

doi:10.2807/esm.07.02.00345-en

Monitoring HIV prevalence and behaviour of men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain

Euro Surveill. 2002 Feb;7(2):19-22. doi: 10.2807/esm.07.02.00345-en.

Authors

K Pérez¹, A Rodes, J Casabona

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Epidemiological Studies on AIDS of Catalonia (CEESCAT), Badalona, Spain.

PMID: 12631951
DOI: 10.2807/esm.07.02.00345-en

Abstract

Recently, different studies among men who have sex with men (MSMs) have reported an increase in HIV incidence and sexually transmitted infections, and an increase in sexual risk behaviour. But the optimism regarding anti-retroviral treatments may lead to a greater relaxation in protective measures in the near future.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
HIV Infections / prevention & control
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data*
Sexual Partners
Spain / epidemiology