Table 2. Contribution of MSM mode of transmission to the total diagnosed and notified HIV/AIDS cases by country as per countries' case notification reports.
| Country | Report Period | Countries' Case Notification Reports | |||||
| Most Recent Available Report | Cumulative | ||||||
| n | N | % | n | N | % | ||
| Bahrain | All 2008 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | 9 | 183 | 4.9 |
| Egypt | 1st quarterly report 2008 | 12 | 61 | 19.7 | 297 | 2,242 | 13.2 |
| Iran | 4th quarterly report 2007 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 16,679 | 0.0 |
| Iraq | All 2008 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 274 | 0.0 |
| Lebanon | All 2008 | 11 | 21 | 52.3 | 63 | 483 | 13.0 |
| Oman | 2nd quarterly report 2007 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 206 | 1,585 | 13.0 |
| Pakistan | 3rd quarterly report 2008 | 3 | 216 | 1.4 | 123 | 4,755 | 2.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4th quarterly report 2008 | 0 | 109 | 0.0 | 26 | 2,291 | 1.1 |
| Syria | 4th quarterly report 2008 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 6 | 339 | 1.8 |
| Tunisia | 4th quarterly report 2008 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 73 | 1,499 | 4.9 |
When more than one country report was available, only the most recent one was used.
A comparison of the percentage of notified infections that is due to MSM transmission between the most recent available report and cumulatively up to that report hints at recent trends (whether increasing, decreasing, or similar) in the contribution of MSM mode of transmission in each country.
Notes: MSM Includes homosexuals and bisexuals. Cumulative: Since the beginning of the epidemic and until the most recent available report. n, number of positive cases among MSM; N, Total number of positive cases; %, percentage of MSM HIV-positive cases out of the total number of HIV positive cases.