Table 2. HIV Prevalence Studies among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transwomen (TW) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004-2013.
| Country, City | Year | Sampling method | N tested for HIV | HIV prevalence in MSM and TW (%, 95% CI) | HIV prevalence in only TW (%, 95% CI) | Country, City (c if capital) | Year | Sampling method | N tested for HIV | HIV prevalence in MSM and TW (%, 95% CI) | HIV prevalence in only TW (%, 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andean | Nicaragua33 | ||||||||||
| Bolivia21 | Managua | 2009 | RDS | 639 | 7.5, 4.5-11.1 | 18.8, 2.5-38.6 | |||||
| Santa Cruz | 2008 | RDS | 361 | 15.3, 9.9-21.8 | NR | Chinandega | 2009 | RDS | 313 | 3.1, 1.2-6.3 | 14.6, 3.4-55.0 |
| Cochabamba | 2008 | RDS | 232 | 10.2, 6.1-18.1 | NR | Panama 34 | 2011 | NR | 800 | 22.8, NR | NR |
| La Paz / El Alto | 2008 | RDS | 203 | 9.6, 0.0-26.2 | NR | Latin Caribbean | |||||
| Colombia22 | Cuba 36 | ||||||||||
| Bogotá | 2010 | RDS | 485 | 15.0, 10.9-19.9 | NR | La Habana | 2010 | Conven | 484 | 7.4, NR | NR |
| Cali | 2010 | RDS | 333 | 24.1, 18.1-30.4 | NR | Dominican Republic38 | |||||
| 5 other cities | 2010 | RDS | 1,744 | Range 5.6 to 13.6 | NR | Santo Domingo | 2008 | RDS | 510 | 5.9, 3.2-9.0 | NR |
| Ecuador | Barahona | 2008 | RDS | 281 | 5.7, 1.5-10.5 | NR | |||||
| Quito23 | 2010-11 | RDS | 414 | 11.0, 7.3-15.5 | NR | La Alta Gracia | 2008 | RDS | 270 | 7.6, 4.1-12.0 | NR |
| Peru | Santiago | 2008 | RDS | 327 | 5.1, 2.3-8.7 | NR | |||||
| Lima/Callao24 | 2011 | Conven | 2,959 | 12.4, 11.2-13.6 | 20.8, 17.2-24.3 | Mexico | |||||
| Lima/Callao25 | 2009 | RDS | 439 | 29.6, 22.6-38.7 | 24 cities44 | 2011 | Probabil | 6,723 | 16.9, 15.6-18.4 | NR | |
| Brazil27 | 2009 | RDS | 3,384 | 11.1, 9.1-13.6 | TNI | Non-Latin Caribbean | |||||
| Rio de Janeiro | 2009 | RDS | NR | 16.5, 9.3-22.8 | TNI | Bahamas 35 | 2012 | Conven | 36 | 14.0, NR | NR |
| 9 other cities | 2009 | RDS | NR | Range 1.7 to 10.2 | TNI | Dominica37 | NR | Conven | NR | 26.7, NR | NR |
| Central America | Guyana 39 | 2009 | NR | 108 | 19.4, NR | NR | |||||
| Costa Rica28 | Haiti 40 | 2011 | RDS | 860 | 13.4, 11.1-17.2 | NR | |||||
| San José | 2009 | RDS | 300 | 10.9, 5.3-18.3 | NR | Jamaica 43 | 2011 | NR | NR | 32.8, NR | NR |
| El Salvador29, 30 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines41 | 2010 | Conven | 75 | 29.5, NR | NR | |||||
| San Salvador | 2008 | RDS | 516 | 10.8, 7.4-14.7 | 19.7, 5.4-39.4 | Suriname 42 | 2004 | NR | NR | 6.7, NR | NR |
| San Miguel | 2008 | RDS | 183 | 8.8, 4.2-14.5 | 23.3, 6.3-47.6 | Southern Cone | |||||
| Guatemala31 | Argentina45 | ||||||||||
| Guatemala City | 2012-13 | RDS | 435 | 8.9, 5.4-13.2 | NR | Buenos Aires | 2007-09 | RDS | 296 | 17.3, 14.0-20.8 | TNI |
| Coatepeque | 2012-13 | RDS | 106 | 2.8, 0.6-8.0 | NR | Chile46 | |||||
| National | 2012-13 | RDS | 126 | 23.8, 16.7-32.2 | Santiago / Valparaíso | 2008-09 | RDS | 469 | 21.1, 12.8-30.0 | NR | |
| Honduras32 | Paraguay47 | ||||||||||
| Tegucigalpa | 2006 | RDS | 193 | 5.7, NR | NR | Ciudad del Este | 2006 | RDS | 296 | 0.5, 0.0-1.2 | NR |
| San Pedro Sula | 2006 | RDS | 204 | 9.7, 4.6-15.2 | NR | Uruguay48 | 2008 | NR | 309 | 9.0, NR | NR |
| La Ceiba | 2006 | RDS | (est. 167) | 4.8, 1.4-8.6 | NR |
NR = not reported; TNI: Transwomen not included; RDS=respondent-driven sampling; Conven=Convenience sample; Probabil=Probability sample