Table 1. Prevalence of anal sex between males in select populations in MENA.
Population | Egypt | Lebanon | Iran | Morocco | Pakistan | Sudan | Yemen |
Male youth | 3.7% [52] | 2.0% [51] | |||||
Males in VCT centers | 3.5% [97] | ||||||
Unmarried sexually active men | 29%a [125] | ||||||
Population size estimate | 0.61%–1.47% [53] | ||||||
Truck drivers | 9% [126] | 11.3%b [127], 21.9% [61], 49.3% [127] | 0.5% [128] | ||||
Truck drivers at STD clinics | 53% [129] | ||||||
Male street children | 15.0%c [71], 28.3% [130], 37.1%c [70], 44.2% [71], 77.4% [70] | ||||||
Prisoners | 8.4% [121] | 26.0%d [131] | 2.2% [132] | ||||
Migrants | 1.7% [133] |
This table summarizes available data on the prevalence of anal sex between males in select populations at varying levels of risk of exposure to HIV.
Unspecified male-to-male sexual contacts.
With a MSW.
Forced anal sex.
Before incarceration.
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