Table 2.
HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in west Africa
| Country | City/Location | Author | Study year | Recruitment method | Sample size (n) | HIV prevalence (%) | HIV prevalence among males 15–49 years. (%)[41] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Lagos | Merrigan [4] | 2007 | RDSa | 293 | 17.4 | |
| Kano | Merrigan [4] | 2007 | RDS | 293 | 9.3 | ||
| Cross River | Merrigan [4] | 2007 | RDS | 293 | 1.1 | ||
| Abuja | Vu [5] | 2010 | RDS | 194 | 34.9 | 3.30 | |
| Ibadan | Vu [5] | 2010 | RDS | 210 | 11.3 | ||
| Lagos | Vu [5] | 2010 | RDS | 308 | 15.2 | ||
| Abuja | Sheehy [8] | 2010 | RDS | 194 | 27.1 | ||
| Ibadan | Sheehy [8] | 2010 | RDS | 210 | 28.0 | ||
| Lagos | Sheehy [8] | 2010 | RDS | 308 | 44.9 | ||
| Ghana | Accra-Tema | Aberle-Grasse [40] | 2010 | RDS | 456 | 34.3 | 1.30 |
| Cape Coast / Takoradi | Aberle-Grasse [40] | 2010 | RDS | 398 | 4.7 | ||
| Kumasi | Aberle-Grasse [40] | 2010 | RDS | 302 | 13.6 | ||
| Koforidua | Aberle-Grasse [40] | 2010 | RDS | 146 | 11.3 | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | Abidjan | Vuylsteke [7] | 2008 | Convenience sampling | 96 | 50.0 | 2.70 |
| Abidjan | Hakim [39] | 2012 | RDS | 603 | 18.0 | ||
| Senegal | Four cities | Wade [42] | 2007 | Snowball sampling | 501 | 21.8 | 0.60 |
| The Gambia | Banjul | Mason [6] | 2011 | Snowball sampling | 205 | 9.8 | N/A |
a
RDS, Respondent-driven sampling. N/A, not available.