Achievements and Implications of HIV Prevention Programme among Men who have Sex with Men: A Systematic Evaluation of HAF II Project in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Targeted interventions among men who have sex with men (MSM) could have a considerable effect in slowing the spread of HIV epidemic. This paper therefore presents the achievements and implications of HIV prevention programme among MSM in Bayelsa State, Nigeria Methods: The project was an intervention study carried out among MSM in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The calculated sample size for this project was 155 MSM and snowball sampling technique was used for their selection. The project adopted the minimum prevention package intervention (MPPI) and data collected with output indicators were entered into the District Health Information Software (DHIS) 2, exported into Microsoft Excel and analysed using same. Results: The overall target population reached during this intervention was 381 MSM given a target reached of 245.8%. A total of 35 community dialogues were held within the duration of the intervention and 49 influencers participated. The number of peers registered during the intervention were 203 and out of the total number of condom (20582) required for this intervention, only 15235 (74.0%) were distributed. A total of 185 (91.1%) of the registered peers were reached with all the three stages of MPPI and 381 (245.8%) were reached with HCT. Among these, 17 (4.5%) were tested positive to HIV. Conclusion: This study showed an HIV prevalence of 4.5% among men who have sex with men in Bayelsa state at the time of the intervention. Given this high HIV prevalence, it is vital to enact more targeted and evidencebased prevention programs for these men.
Authors and Affiliations
Ademola L. Adelekan, Temple R. Iluma, Prosper Okafor, Enuma Charles, Michael Owojuyigbe, Oladipupo Olaleye, Diepreye Alagoa, Eunice Sammy- Boy, Blessing Emmanuel, Ighile Kelly, Olusegun Adeoye, Emmanuel Alhassan, Tobias John, Oluwakemi Ladeinde
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