Table 3.
HIV and syphilis prevalence among MSM in Douala (n=272) and Yaoundé (n=239) in Cameroon, 2011
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| All n (%) | n (%) | RDS-weighted % (95% CI) | n (%) | RDS-weighted % (95% CI) | |
| HIV prevalence* | |||||
| All ages | 171 (37.0) | 73 (28.6) | 25.5 (19.1–31.9) | 98 (47.3) | 44.4 (35.7–53.2) |
| Age 18–23 | 54 (24.9) | 27 (20.6) | 14.6 (6.7–22.6) | 27 (31.4) | 20.8 (8.5–33.1) |
| Age 24–29 | 79 (47.0) | 27 (33.3) | 30.0 (16.9–43.1) | 52 (60.0) | 59.7 (48.8–70.6) |
| Age 30+ | 38 (49.4) | 19 (44.2) | 43.8 (27.9–59.7) | 19 (55.9) | 55.9 (29.7–82.1) |
| Refused HIV testing | 49 (9.6) | 17 (6.3) | 4.2 (1.8–6.6) | 32 (13.4) | 12.7 (7.3–18.2) |
| Active syphilis infection** | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | – | 1 (0.4) | – |
*
HIV status determined by two rapid tests, and confirmation by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test.
**
Positive in both Rapid Protein Reagin (RPR) and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) tests.
CI, confidence interval; MSM, men who have sex with men; RDS, respondent-driven sampling.