HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Leila Ghalichi; Morteza Naserbakht; Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili; Leila Janani; Omid Pournik; Fatemeh Tavakoli; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Hamid Sharifi

doi:10.47176/mjiri.35.123

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Leila Ghalichi, Morteza Naserbakht, Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili^*, Leila Janani, Omid Pournik, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi

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Abstract

Background: The need for informed policymaking highlights the importance of data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence on key populations. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to provide an overview of HIV prevalence in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Iran.

Methods: We searched literature published between January 2008 and December 2019 to identify studies reporting the prevalence of HIV infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a population of adult Iranian men with history of sexual contact with other men. We employed Metaprop command in Stata to pool proportions from different studies.

Results: Among the 16 studies retrieved, 2 were performed on MSM population directly, 7 among people who inject drugs, 4 among prisoners, 2 among the homeless, and 1 among methamphetamine users. HIV prevalence was 7% (95% CI, 5%-10%) based on the meta-analysis, although noticeable heterogeneity existed because of target population, study year, and study location, which imposed limitations to provide a robust summary measure for the prevalence of HIV.

Conclusion: There is a potential risk of observing a high prevalence of HIV in MSM that could hamper the results of various preventive strategies and their achievements in other subpopulations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	919-926
Number of pages	8
Journal	Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.35.123
Publication status	Published - 23 Sept 2021

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared Funding: The research was supported by Iran University of Medical sciences (IR.IUMS.REC.1396.32658).

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© Iran University of Medical Sciences

Keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Key Population
Sexual and Gender Minorities

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HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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