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1. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men in west Africa: a multicountry demonstration study

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Christian Laurent, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Issifou Yaya, Gwenvael Le Guicher, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Mawuényégan K Agboyibor, Alou Coulibaly, Issa Traoré, Jean-Baptiste Malan, Irith De Baetselier, August Eubanks, Lucas Riegel, Daniela Rojas Castro, Hortense Fayé-Ketté, Amadou Koné, Souba Diandé, Claver A Dagnra, Laetitia Serrano, Fodié Diallo, Ephrem Mensah, Ter Tiero E Dah, Camille Anoma, Bea Vuylsteke, Bruno Spire, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Bruno Granouillac, Martine Peeters, Clotilde Couderc, Marion Mora, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Michel Bourrelly, Mohamed Mimi, Cyril Berenger, Sylvie Boyer, Paméla Palvadeau, Thijs Reyniers, Alassane Kader Maïga, Drissa Camara, Mahamadou Diarra, Aly Ouologuem, Naboh Sangaré, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Oumar Cissé, Fodé Traoré, Bréhima Abdrahamane Ouary, Ibrahima Kanta, Rachelle Kotchi, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Ekissi Jean Armel Koffi, Dibi Frédéric N'guessan, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Adama Cissé, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Camille Rajaonarivelo, Fayçal Rodrique Ouedraogo, Joseph Ouedraogo, Christian Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Ousseni Ilboudo, Abdoulazziz Traoré, Honoré Comsiambo, Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Anani Attisso, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Messan Attiogbe, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Julien Bimba, Claver Anoumou Dagnra, Kokou Dominique Tegueni, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), ARCAD Santé PLUS [Bamako, Mali], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Institute of Tropical Medicine [Antwerp] (ITM), Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France], Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Laboratoire National de Référence de la Tuberculose [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso] (LNRT), Laboratoire National de Référence de la tuberculose [Lomé, Togo] (LNRT/CHU Lomé), CohMSM-PrEP Study Group: Christian Laurent, Issifou Yaya, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Bruno Granouillac, Gwenvael Le Guicher, Laetitia Serrano, Martine Peeters, Clotilde Couderc, Bruno Spire, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Marion Mora, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Michel Bourrelly, Mohamed Mimi, Cyril Berenger, Sylvie Boyer, Daniela Rojas Castro, Lucas Riegel, Paméla Palvadeau, Bea Vuylsteke, Irith De Baetselier, Thijs Reyniers, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Fodié Diallo, Alou Coulibaly, Alassane Kader Maïga, Drissa Camara, Mahamadou Diarra, Aly Ouologuem, Naboh Sangaré, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Oumar Cissé, Fodé Traoré, Bréhima Abdrahamane Ouary, Ibrahima Kanta, Camille Anoma, Jean-Baptiste Malan, Rachelle Kotchi, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Ekissi Jean Armel Koffi, Dibi Frédéric N'guessan, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Adama Cissé, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Issa Traoré, Camille Rajaonarivelo, Fayçal Rodrique Ouedraogo, Joseph Ouedraogo, Christian Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Ousseni Ilboudo, Abdoulazziz Traoré, Honoré Comsiambo, Ephrem Mensah, Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Anani Attisso, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Messan Attiogbe, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Julien Bimba, Claver Anoumou Dagnra, Kokou Dominique Tegueni, Malbec, Odile, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), and Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI)

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Adult, Male, 0301 basic medicine, Anti-HIV Agents, Epidemiology, Sexual Behavior, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Immunology, HIV Infections, Pilot Projects, Emtricitabine, Men who have sex with men, West africa, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, 0302 clinical medicine, Virology, parasitic diseases, Humans, Medicine, Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Dosing, Homosexuality, Male, Tenofovir, Prospective cohort study, business.industry, 1. No poverty, 030112 virology, 3. Good health, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Africa, Western, Regimen, Infectious Diseases, Cohort, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, business, Demography, medicine.drug
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International audience; Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) data in men who have sex with men (MSM) in west Africa are essential to guide its large-scale implementation. We assessed the uptake of event-driven and daily PrEP, HIV incidence, and changes over time in sexual behaviours and prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in MSM in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Togo. Methods We did a prospective cohort study from Nov 20, 2017, to April 14, 2020, in four community-based clinics in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), Bamako (Mali), Lomé (Togo), and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Participants were MSM aged 18 years or older at substantial risk of HIV infection. Participants could choose between event-driven (2+1+1 dosing) and daily oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg plus emtricitabine 200 mg), switch regimen, and discontinue or restart PrEP. We compared HIV incidence in this study with that of the same cohort before the availability of PrEP (CohMSM). Statistical analysis included the Kaplan-Meier method and mixed-effects regression models. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03459157. Findings We followed up 598 participants for a total of 743•6 person-years. At enrolment, 445 (74%) of 598 participants chose event-driven PrEP and 153 (26%) of 598 chose daily PrEP. 60 (13%) of 445 and 65 (42%) of 153 partici pants switched PrEP regimen at least once (p

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2021
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2. Heterogeneity in the Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in West Africa

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Issifou, Yaya, Véronique, Boyer, Phyllis Amivi, Ehlan, Alou, Coulibaly, Mawuényégan Kouamivi, Agboyibor, Issa, Traoré, Malan Jean-Baptiste, Kouamé, Alassane Kader, Maiga, Ochoh Rachelle, Kotchi, Yawo Tufa, Nyasenu, Gwenaëlle, Maradan, Daniela, Rojas-Castro, Fodié, Diallo, Camille, Anoma, Ter Tiero Elias, Dah, Ephrem, Mensah, Bintou, Dembélé Keita, Bruno, Spire, Claver Anoumou, Dagnra, Christian, Laurent, Kokou Dominique, Tegueni, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Université de Lomé [Togo], ARCAD Santé PLUS [Bamako, Mali], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France], CohMSM Study Group: Christian Laurent, Issifou Yaya, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Bruno Granouillac, Gwenvael Le Guicher, Laetitia Serrano, Martine Peeters, Clotilde Couderc, Bruno Spire, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Marion Mora, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Michel Bourrelly, Mohamed Mimi, Cyril Berenger, Sylvie Boyer, Daniela Rojas Castro, Lucas Riegel, Paméla Palvadeau, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Fodié Diallo, Alou Coulibaly, Alassane Kader Maïga, Drissa Camara, Mahamadou Diarra, Aly Ouologuem, Naboh Sangaré, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Oumar Cissé, Fodé Traoré, Bréhima Abdrahamane Ouary, Ibrahima Kanta, Camille Anoma, Malan Jean-Baptiste Kouamé, Ochoh Rachelle Kotchi, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Jean Armel Ekessi Koffi, Frédéric Dibi N'guessan, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Adama Cissé, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Issa Traoré, Camille Rajaonarivelo, Fayçal Rodrique Ouedraogo, Joseph Ouedraogo, Christian Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Ousseni Ilboudo, Abdoulazziz Traoré, Honoré Comsiambo, Ephrem Mensah, Richard Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Anani Attisso, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Messan Attiogbe, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Julien Bimba, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè Dagnra, Phyllis Amivi Ehlan, Xavier Yawo Tufa Nyasenu, Kokou Dominique Tegueni., Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), and Dupuis, Christine

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Male, Microbiology (medical), HPV, Multivariate analysis, Adolescent, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], MSM, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Anal Canal, HIV Infections, Logistic regression, medicine.disease_cause, Men who have sex with men, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Burkina Faso, Prevalence, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, Male, Papillomaviridae, business.industry, Papillomavirus Infections, HPV infection, HIV, virus diseases, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Vaccination, Cross-Sectional Studies, Infectious Diseases, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Africa, Female, business, Demography
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Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. We assessed (i) the prevalence of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) infection and associated factors, and (ii) the prevalence of vaccine-preventable HPV infections in MSM in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Togo. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017–2018 among MSM ≥18 years old followed in community-based clinics. HPV infection was investigated in oral and anal samples using the e-BRID system. Factors associated with HR-HPV infection were identified using multivariate logistic regressions. Results Among 631 participants, 425 were HIV-negative and 206 HIV-positive. HR-HPV prevalence ranged from 9.2% to 34.8% in the former, and 33.3% to 71.0% in the latter, according to the study country. In multivariate analysis, HIV infection (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.48–5.27) and study country (4.73, 2.66–8.43 for Mali; 3.12, 1.68–5.80 for Burkina Faso; 3.51, 1.92–6.42 for Togo) were associated with HR-HPV infection. Other associated factors were low educational level, self-defined homosexual identity, and condomless anal sex. The prevalence of infections which can be prevented with bivalent, quadrivalent, and nonavalent vaccines was 5.9, 27.1, and 34.6% in HIV-negative participants, and 18.9, 43.7, and 54.9% in HIV-positive participants, respectively. Conclusions HR-HPV prevalence was very heterogeneous between the study countries in both HIV-negative and HIV-positive MSM. Vaccine-preventable HPV infections predominated. Vaccination should be proposed to young MSM to reduce the burden of HPV infection in this vulnerable population and their female partners in West Africa.

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2021
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3. Decrease in incidence of sexually transmitted infections symptoms in men who have sex with men enrolled in a quarterly HIV prevention and care programme in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324—Expertise France)

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Ephrem Mensah, Marion Mora, Bruno Spire, Issa Traoré, Malan Jean-Baptiste Kouamé, Issifou Yaya, Camille Anoma, Alou Coulibaly, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Paméla Palvadeau, Christian Laurent, Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Fodié Diallo, Kader Maiga, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), ARCAD Santé PLUS [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Malbec, Odile, and Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI)

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Adult, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Population, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, sexual health, HIV Infections, Dermatology, Mali, Rate ratio, Men who have sex with men, 03 medical and health sciences, symbols.namesake, 0302 clinical medicine, male, Burkina Faso, Health care, Humans, Medicine, Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Poisson regression, Homosexuality, Male, Prospective cohort study, education, Reproductive health, education.field_of_study, 030505 public health, business.industry, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), virus diseases, homosexuality, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], preventive health services, Cote d'Ivoire, Infectious Diseases, Togo, Africa, symbols, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, 0305 other medical science, business, Demography
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ObjectiveAlthough men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of STI, their access to tailored healthcare services remains limited in West Africa. We assessed the change in STI symptoms incidence over time among MSM enrolled in a quarterly HIV prevention and care programme in four cities in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo.MethodsWe performed a prospective cohort study in MSM followed up between 2015 and 2019. Men aged over 18 who reported anal sex with another man within the previous 3 months were offered quarterly syndromic diagnosis and treatment for STI, as well as HIV testing, peer-led counselling and support. Condoms and lubricants were also provided. The change in STI symptoms incidence during follow-up was investigated using a non-parametric trend test and mixed-effect Poisson regression models.Results816 participants were followed for a total duration of 1479 person-years. 198 participants (24.3%) had at least one STI symptom during follow-up. Overall, STI symptoms incidence was 20.4 per 100 person-years (95% CI 18.4 to 22.6), ranging from 15.3 in Abidjan to 33.1 in Ouagadougou (adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) 2.39, 95% CI 1.55 to 3.69, pConclusionSTI symptoms incidence decreased over time but the overall burden of STI appeared to be very high in MSM followed up in West Africa. STI services including counselling, diagnosis and treatment should be reinforced. Laboratory tests that allow accurate diagnosis of STI are required. Strengthening STI services will be critical for controlling the HIV and STI epidemics in this vulnerable population and in the general population.Trial registration numberNCT02626286.

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2021
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4. Combined Sexual Behavioral Profiles in HIV-Seronegative Men Who have Sex with Men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324-Expertise France)

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Pierre-Julien, Coulaud, Luis, Sagaon-Teyssier, Mohamed, Mimi, Bakridine, M'madi Mrenda, Gwenaëlle, Maradan, Marion, Mora, Michel, Bourrelly, Bintou Dembélé, Keita, Abdoul Aziz, Keita, Camille, Anoma, Stéphane-Alain, Babo Yoro, Ter Tiero Elias, Dah, Christian, Coulibaly, Ephrem, Mensah, Selom, Agbomadji, Adeline, Bernier, Clotilde, Couderc, Christian, Laurent, Bruno, Spire, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè, Dagnra, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), ARCAD-SIDA [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France], Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), CohMSM Study Group: Clotilde Couderc, Bruno Granouillac, Suzanne Izard, Christian Laurent, Laura March, Martine Peeters, Laetitia Serrano, Cyril Berenger, Michel Bourrelly, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Bakri M'madi Mrenda, Marion Mora, Enzo Parisi, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Bruno Spire, Adeline Bernier, Paméla Palvadeau, Daniela Rojas Castro, Drissa Camara, Oumar Cisse, Alou Coulibaly, Bintou Dembele Keita, Fodié Diallo, Mahamadou Diarra, Mady Gadjigo, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Kader Maiga, Aly Ouologuem, Fodé Traore, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Camille Anoma, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Rachelle Kotchi, Patrick Kouabenan, Malan Jean-Baptiste Kouame, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Frédéric Dibi N'Guessan, Xavier Anglaret, Jean-Marie Masumbuko, Maxime Oga, Christian Coulibaly, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Ousseni Ilboudo, Joseph Ouedraogo, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Elisabeth Thio, Juste Rodrigue Toure, Abdoulazziz Traore, Issa Traore, Fiffou Yougbare, Nicolas Meda, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Richard Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Messan Attiogbe, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Ephrem Mensah, Diimiln Joseph Strauss Tablissi, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè Dagnra, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), and Dupuis, Christine

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Male, Sexual behavior, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], HIV risk, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, Human sexuality, medicine.disease_cause, West africa, Men who have sex with men, Cohort Studies, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, MESH: Sexual Partners, 030212 general & internal medicine, 10. No inequality, MESH: Cohort Studies, General Psychology, virus diseases, MESH: HIV Infections, 3. Good health, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], MESH: Sexual and Gender Minorities, Africa, Western, Sexual Partners, MESH: Risk-Taking, MESH: Young Adult, Cohort, Sexual orientation, 0305 other medical science, Psychology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, MESH: Homosexuality, Male, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Risk-Taking, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Identity, MESH: Africa, Western, West Africa, medicine, Humans, MSM, Homosexuality, Male, MESH: Humans, 030505 public health, Public health, MESH: Adult, MESH: Male, Demography
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International audience; Understanding the dynamics of HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) can help improve efficiency in existing prevention strategies. We aimed to identify and describe the sexual behaviors of MSM most at risk of HIV infection in West Africa. HIV-negative MSM were provided a quarterly preventive follow-up package in the community-based cohort CohMSM. They completed face-to-face sociobehavioral questionnaires every 6 months. This sub-study on 520 participants used a baseline, 6-, 12- and 18-month data cluster analysis to categorize two profiles (high risk [HRE] and moderate risk [MRE] of exposure to HIV) based on three risky sexual practices over the previous 6 months. HRE-MSM (61%) were more engaged in receptive practices, had a higher proportion of inconsistent condom use during anal sex, and reported more sexual partners than MRE-MSM (39%). The proportion of HIV seroconversions observed during the first 18 months of follow-up using sexual behavioral profiles (92% are HRE-MSM) was higher than using the three risky sexual practices separately. Factors associated with the HRE-MSM profile were being younger (18-21 years), reporting stigma, and having had no female partner while being attracted only to men. Our findings suggest that in order to identify MSM most at risk of HIV infection, several risky sexual practices need to be evaluated in a combined approach. Prevention programs should pay particular attention to younger MSM, and implement activities addressing questions of MSM identity and stigma in order to reduce the dynamic of HIV infection in Western African MSM.

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2019
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5. Rapid antiretroviral therapy initiation and its effect on treatment response in MSM in West Africa

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Paméla Palvadeau, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Camille Anoma, Marion Mora, Christian Laurent, Jean-Baptiste Malan Kouamé, Issa Traoré, Ephrem Mensah, Issifou Yaya, Alou Coulibaly, Bruno Spire, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], ARCAD Santé PLUS [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Coalition Internationale Sida [Pantin, France] (Programme Recherche Communautaire), CohMSM Study Group, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), and Malbec, Odile

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attrition, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, viral suppression, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Immunology, Population, antiretroviral, antiretroviral therapy, MEDLINE, men, HIV Infections, law.invention, Men who have sex with men, West africa, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Randomized controlled trial, law, Burkina Faso, West Africa, medicine, Immunology and Allergy, Humans, MSM, Prospective Studies, Homosexuality, Male, education, Editorial Comments, education.field_of_study, business.industry, HIV, Antiretroviral therapy, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Infectious Diseases, Family medicine, Africa, Observational study, business, Viral load
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Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation reduces HIV-related morbidity and mortality, and contributes to HIV transmission prevention by rapidly suppressing HIV viral load [1–4]. It can also help to control the RNA reservoir when treatment is initiated during the acute HIV infection [5–7]. Since September 2015, the WHO has recommended ART for all adults and adolescents living with HIV, irrespective of WHO clinical stage and CD4+ cell count [8]. In July 2017, WHO updated its treatment guidelines by recommending rapid ART initiation – defined as commencing ART within 7 days of HIV diagnosis – for the above groups, including same-day initiation for people ready to start treatment [9,10]. A systematic review of seven randomized controlled trials in adults aged 18 years or older, showed that rapid ART initiation improved ART uptake, viral load suppression and retention in care at 12 months [11–18]. However, the authors concluded that pragmatic research is needed to validate the effects observed in trials when rapid ART initiation is implemented in health systems. In contrast to trials, recent observational studies in Southern Africa found that same-day ART initiation was associated with lower retention in care [19–21]. In West Africa, the HIV epidemic is concentrated in key populations – including MSM – which together with their sexual partners represented 69% of all new HIV infections in 2019 [22]. Unfortunately, access to and retention in HIV prevention and care services for West African MSM are particularly low [23,24], due in part to social and legal barriers (homophobia, stigmatization, discrimination, violence and criminalization of same-sex relationships) [25,26]. Therefore, studies on the effects of care strategies in this population are needed to improve their management by informing policy. In particular, data on rapid ART initiation and its effect on treatment outcomes are lacking. The CohMSM study was designed to assess the feasibility and benefit of implementing quarterly HIV prevention and care services for MSM in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, and Togo. One of its features was to propose ART initiation to MSM as soon as possible after HIV diagnosis, irrespective of their clinical stage and CD4+ cell count. As the study began in June 2015, rapid ART initiation was not considered, as the latter practice was only recommended by the WHO in 2017. National guidelines in all four study countries adopted the universal treatment strategy in 2018–2019 but rapid ART initiation was included only in Mali's guidelines (the other countries did not specify a specific time for initiation) [27–30]. In the present analysis, we assessed the time from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation and the effect of rapid ART initiation on attrition and virologic and immunologic responses among MSM participating in CohMSM. In addition, we assessed the effect of same-day ART initiation on the same treatment outcomes.

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2021
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6. O11.5 Heterogeneity of Mycoplasma genitalium resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones among men who have sex with men initiating PrEP in West-Africa

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Issifou Yaya, Anoumou Dagnra, Bea Vuylsteke, C Vicky, Amadou Koné, I De Baetselier, Camille Anoma, T Crucitti, Ephrem Mensah, Christian Laurent, Bintou Dembele, S Hilde, Souba Diandé, Hortense Faye-Kette, and Elias Ter Tiero Dah

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biology, Resistance (ecology), business.industry, Medicine, Mycoplasma genitalium, biology.organism_classification, business, Men who have sex with men, West africa, Demography
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2021
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7. Low Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in West Africa

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Mahamadou Diarra, Oumar Cissé, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Honoré Comsiambo, Martine Peeters, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Daniela Rojas Castro, Bréhima Abdrahamane Ouary, Cyril Berenger, Kokou Dominique Tegueni, Michel Bourrelly, Frédéric Dibi N’guessan, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Ousseni Ilboudo, Adama Cissé, Naboh Sangaré, Aly Ouologuem, Fodié Diallo, Marion Mora, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Julien Bimba, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Ibrahima Kanta, Gwenvael Le Guicher, Camille Rajaonarivelo, Camille Anoma, Laetitia Serrano, Messan Attiogbe, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Alassane Kader Maïga, Clotilde Couderc, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Abdoulazziz Traoré, Issifou Yaya, Bruno Granouillac, Drissa Camara, Anani Attisso, Alou Coulibaly, Jean Armel Ekessi Koffi, Phyllis Amivi Ehlan, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè Dagnra, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Malan Jean-Baptiste Kouamé, Ochoh Rachelle Kotchi, Joseph Ouedraogo, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Fodé Traoré, Christian Coulibaly, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Richard Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Ephrem Mensah, Lucas Riegel, Mohamed Mimi, Paméla Palvadeau, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Christian Laurent, Fayçal Rodrique Ouedraogo, Issa Traoré, Bruno Spire, Sylvie Boyer, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), ARCAD Santé PLUS [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CohMSM Study Group: Christian Laurent, Issifou Yaya, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Bruno Granouillac, Gwenvael Le Guicher, Laetitia Serrano, Martine Peeters, Clotilde Couderc, Bruno Spire, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Marion Mora, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Michel Bourrelly, Mohamed Mimi, Cyril Berenger, Sylvie Boyer, Daniela Rojas Castro, Lucas Riegel, Paméla Palvadeau, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Fodié Diallo, Alou Coulibaly, Alassane Kader Maïga, Drissa Camara, Mahamadou Diarra, Aly Ouologuem, Naboh Sangaré, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Oumar Cissé, Fodé Traoré, Bréhima Abdrahamane Ouary, Ibrahima Kanta, Camille Anoma, Malan Jean-Baptiste Kouamé, Ochoh Rachelle Kotchi, Niamkey Thomas Aka, Kpassou Julien Lokrou, Noufo Hamed Coulibaly, Jean Armel Ekessi Koffi, Frédéric Dibi N'guessan, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Adama Cissé, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Issa Traoré, Camille Rajaonarivelo, Fayçal Rodrique Ouedraogo, Joseph Ouedraogo, Christian Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouedraogo, Ousseni Ilboudo, Abdoulazziz Traoré, Honoré Comsiambo, Ephrem Mensah, Richard Mawuényégan Kouamivi Agboyibor, Anani Attisso, Anouwarsadat Kokouba, Aléda Mawuli Badjassim, Kouakou Kokouvi Selom Agbomadji, Messan Attiogbe, Kossi Jeff Yaka, Agbégnigan Lorette Ekon, Julien Bimba, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè Dagnra, Phyllis Amivi Ehlan, Kokou Dominique Tegueni, Malbec, Odile, and Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI)

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Male, Microbiology (medical), [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], MEDLINE, West africa, Men who have sex with men, MESH: Homosexuality, Male, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Seroepidemiologic Studies, MESH: Africa, Western, medicine, Humans, Seroprevalence, Homosexuality, Male, Online Only Articles, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, MESH: Hepatitis C, MESH: Humans, MESH: Seroepidemiologic Studies, business.industry, virus diseases, Hepatitis C, medicine.disease, MESH: Male, MESH: Sexual and Gender Minorities, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Africa, Western, Infectious Diseases, business, Demography
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BACKGROUND: Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is uncommon, yet documented among men who have sex with men (MSM), primarily among those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: In the HIV Prevention Trials Network 078 study (HPTN 078), which assessed an integrated strategy to achieve HIV viral suppression, 1305 MSM were screened across 4 geographically diverse US cities. At screening, demographic/behavioral/psychosocial questionnaires were completed, along with HIV and HCV testing. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate associations with HCV antibody positivity. RESULTS: Among the 1287 (99%) of the MSM with HCV antibody results, the median age was 41, 69% were black, 85% had a high school education or more, 35% were employed, 70% had HIV, and 21% had undergone substance use counseling. The median lifetime number of male sexual partners was 17 (interquartile range, 6–50), and 246 (19%) were HCV antibody positive. HCV antibody positivity was high in MSM with HIV (20%) and MSM without HIV (17%) (P = .12) and was higher in those receiving substance use counseling (36%) than in those who had not (15%) (P ≤ .01). Substance use counseling (odds ratio, 2.51; 95% confidence interval, 1.80–3.51) and unstable housing (2.16; 1.40–3.33) were associated with HCV antibody positivity. CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 1 in 5 MSM screened for HPTN 078 have been infected with HCV. The prevalence is high regardless of HIV status and is high even in those who did not undergo substance use counseling. In HIV burden networks, high HCV infection prevalence may occur in MSM without HIV. As implementation of preexposure prophylaxis expands and condom use declines, routine HCV counseling and screening among MSM are important.

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2021
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8. Homonegativity, sexual violence and condom use with women in men who have sex with men and women in West Africa (CohMSM)

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Bintou Dembélé Keita, Lucas Riegel, Michel Bourrelly, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Clotilde Couderc, August Eubanks, Issifou Yaya, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Marion Fiorentino, Ephrem Mensah, Christian Laurent, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Bruno Spire, Daniela Rojas-Castro, Camille Anoma, Dupuis, Christine, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), ARCAD-SIDA [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France] (Community Research Laboratory Pantin), CohMSM Study Group, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), and Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)

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Male, 0301 basic medicine, MESH: Sexual Behavior, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], HIV Infections, West africa, law.invention, Men who have sex with men, Condoms, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, 5. Gender equality, law, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, MESH: Sexual Partners, 030212 general & internal medicine, Sexual violence, MESH: HIV Infections, 3. Good health, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], MESH: Sexual and Gender Minorities, Sexual Partners, Infectious Diseases, Sexual behavior, Togo, Cohort, Female, France, Design support, Psychosocial, MESH: Sex Offenses, MESH: Cote d'Ivoire, Sexual Behavior, Immunology, MESH: Homosexuality, Male, 03 medical and health sciences, MESH: Condoms, Condom, Burkina Faso, Humans, MESH: Burkina Faso, Homosexuality, Male, MESH: Humans, business.industry, Sex Offenses, MESH: Male, MESH: France, Cote d'Ivoire, 030104 developmental biology, MESH: Togo, business, MESH: Female, Demography
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International audience; Objective: The study aimed to explore longitudinal interactions between homonegativity and sexual behaviors with female partners among HIV-negative West African men who have sex with men and women (MSMW).Design and method: The community-based cohort CohMSM ANRS 12324 - Expertise France enrolled MSM in Togo, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali. Sociobehavioral data were collected every 6 months. Using 30-month follow-up data, a multiprobit analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between psychosocial and behavioral variables ex-ante (t - 1) and ex-post (t).Results: MSMW (n = 326) accounted for half of all participants in CohMSM. They reported inconsistent condom use with women in 39% of visits. Perceived and internalized homonegativity at t - 1 tended to lead to sexual violence toward women at t (P < 0.1), which was associated with inconsistent condom use with them at t (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Given the high HIV prevalence in West African MSM, widespread condom-less sex with women in MSMW, and the aggravating effect of social and internalized homonegativity, more research in the MSMW subpopulation is needed to assess the risk of HIV bridging to women and to design support activities.

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2021
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9. To Pool or Not to Pool Samples for Sexually Transmitted Infections Detection in Men Who Have Sex With Men? An Evaluation of a New Pooling Method Using the GeneXpert Instrument in West Africa

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Bea Vuylsteke, Alain Yeo, Amadou Koné, Camille Anoma, Tania Crucitti, Anoumou Dagnra, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Irith De Baetselier, Hortense Faye-Kette, Issifou Yaya, Christian Laurent, Ephrem Mensah, and Souba Diandé

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Microbiology (medical), Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Gonorrhea, Pooling, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Chlamydia trachomatis, Dermatology, urologic and male genital diseases, medicine.disease_cause, Asymptomatic, Men who have sex with men, 03 medical and health sciences, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, Male, 030505 public health, GeneXpert MTB/RIF, Chlamydia, business.industry, Obstetrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Chlamydia Infections, medicine.disease, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Africa, Western, Infectious Diseases, Africa, medicine.symptom, 0305 other medical science, business
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Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) using preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, PrEP services should include regular screening for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) at urethra, anorectum, and pharynx. However, financial and logistic challenges arise in low-resource settings. We assessed a new STI sample pooling method using the GeneXpert instrument among MSM initiating PrEP in West Africa. Methods Urine, anorectal, and pharyngeal samples were pooled per individual for analysis. In case of an invalid result only (strategy 1) or a positive result of the pool (strategy 2), samples were analyzed individually to identify the infection's biological location. The results of 2 different pooling strategies were compared against the individual results obtained by a criterion standard. Results We found a prevalence of 14.5% for chlamydia and 11.5% for gonorrhea, with a predominance of infections being extragenital (77.6%). The majority of infections were asymptomatic (88.2%). The pooling strategy 1, had a sensitivity, specificity and agreement for CT of 95.4%, 98.7%, and 0.93, respectively; and 92.3%, 99.2%, and 0.93 for pooling strategy 2. For NG, these figures were 88.9%, 97.7%, and 0.85 for strategy 1, and 88.9%, 96.7%, and 0.81 for strategy 2. Conclusions West African MSM have a high prevalence of extragenital and asymptomatic STIs. The GeneXpert method provides an opportunity to move from syndromic toward etiological STI diagnosis in low-income countries, as the platform is available in African countries for tuberculosis testing. Pooling will reduce costs of triple site testing.

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2020

10. To pool or not to pool samples for Sexually Transmitted Infections detection in Men who have Sex with Men? An evaluation of a new pooling method using the GeneXpert instrument in West-Africa

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Bintou Dembélé Keita, Irith De Baetselier, Christian Laurent, Souba Diandé, Vicky Cuylaerts, Tania Crucitti, Issifou Yaya, Issa Traoré, Hortense Faye-Kette, Anoumou Dagnra, Bea Vuylsteke, Hilde Smet, Diallo Dramane, Camille Anoma, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Jeff Yaka, Amadou Koné, Ephrem Mensah, Gérard Kadanga, and Alain Yeo

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medicine.medical_specialty, GeneXpert MTB/RIF, Chlamydia, business.industry, Obstetrics, Pooling, Gonorrhea, urologic and male genital diseases, medicine.disease, medicine.disease_cause, Asymptomatic, Men who have sex with men, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Medicine, medicine.symptom, business, Chlamydia trachomatis
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BackgroundMen who have sex with Men (MSM) using Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Therefore, PrEP services should include regular screening for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) at urethra, anorectum and pharynx. However, financial and logistic challenges arise in low resource settings. We assessed a new STI sample pooling method using the GeneXpert instrument among MSM initiating PrEP in West-Africa.MethodsUrine, anorectal and pharyngeal samples were pooled per individual for analysis. Unpooled samples were analyzed in case of an invalid or positive result of the pool, to identify the infection’s biological location. The results of two different pooling strategies were compared against a gold standard.ResultsWe found a prevalence of 14.5% for chlamydia and 11.5% for gonorrhea, with a predominance of infections being extra-genital (77.6%). The majority of infections were asymptomatic (88.2%). The pooling strategy with unpooling of invalid results only, had a sensitivity, specificity and agreement for CT of 95.4%, 98.7% and 0.93, respectively; and 92.3%, 99.2% and 0.93 with additional unpooling of positive results. For NG, these figures were 88.9%, 97.7% and 0.85 for testing of invalid results, and 88.9%, 96.7% and 0.81 with unpooling of positive results.ConclusionWest-African MSM have a high prevalence of extra-genital and asymptomatic STIs. The GeneXpert method provides an opportunity to move from syndromic towards etiological STI diagnosis in low income countries, as the platform is available in all African countries for tuberculosis testing. Pooling will reduce costs of triple site testing.

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2020
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11. Reaching a Different Population of MSM in West Africa With the Integration of PrEP Into a Comprehensive Prevention Package (CohMSM-PrEP ANRS 12369—Expertise France)

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Camille Anoma, Daniela Rojas Castro, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Michel Bourrelly, August Eubanks, Marion Mora, Ephrem Mensah, Issifou Yaya, Ter Tiero Elias Dah, Bruno Spire, Christian Laurent, Lucas Riegel, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), ARCAD-SIDA [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France] (Community Research Laboratory Pantin), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), CohMSM-PrEP Study Group, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), and Dupuis, Christine

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-HIV Agents, media_common.quotation_subject, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Population, Psychological intervention, HIV Infections, 030312 virology, Men who have sex with men, 03 medical and health sciences, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Risk Factors, Odds Ratio, Medicine, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), Homosexuality, Homosexuality, Male, 10. No inequality, education, media_common, 0303 health sciences, education.field_of_study, Unsafe Sex, business.industry, 1. No poverty, virus diseases, 16. Peace & justice, 3. Good health, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Outreach, Africa, Western, Infectious Diseases, Family medicine, Cohort, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, business, Peer education
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International audience; Background: In West Africa, few HIV services target men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2015, the interventional cohort CohMSM started offering a community-based prevention package for MSM. Participants expressed interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and their eligibility was demonstrated. In 2017, PrEP was added to services already offered as part of a new program, CohMSM-PrEP, which recruited CohMSM participants and new participants. We aimed to determine whether the introduction of PrEP as an additional prevention tool influenced the type of participant signing up for CohMSM-PrEP.Methods: CohMSM-PrEP recruited HIV-negative MSM in community-based clinics in Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo. Quarterly follow-up included free clinical examinations, PrEP, HIV/sexually transmitted infection screening, peer education, condoms, and lubricants. Sociobehavioral data were collected every 3 months using face-to-face questionnaires. Our outcome was participant type: new participants vs CohMSM participants. Logistic regression was performed to identify the factors associated with being a new participant.Results: Of the 524 MSM included in CohMSM-PrEP, 41% were new participants. After adjustment, multivariate analysis showed they were more socioeconomically disadvantaged with financial insecurity, social isolation-including isolation within the MSM community-and riskier sexual practices.Conclusion: The introduction of PrEP as an additional prevention tool and the use of peer-based outreach services over time influenced the type of participant signing up for a community-based HIV prevention cohort in West Africa. Adding these elements to existing interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa could be the key to reaching MSM marginalized from HIV prevention and care programs.

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2020
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12. Changes in risky sexual behaviours among West African MSM enrolled in a quarterly HIV testing and counselling prevention programme (CohMSM ANRS 12324 - Expertise France)

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Camille Anoma, Marion Mora, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Mohamed Mimi, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Daniela Rojas Castro, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Michel Bourrelly, Paméla Palvadeau, Adeline Bernier, Ephrem Mensah, Bruno Spire, Selom Agbomadji, Christian Coulibaly, Clotilde Couderc, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Christian Laurent, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Coalition PLUS, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses (TransVIHMI), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Universtié Yaoundé 1 [Cameroun]-Université de Montpellier (UM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Université de Montpellier (UM), and Aiello, Mélisande

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Counseling, Male, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Social Stigma, Intimate Partner Violence, HIV Infections, hiv, 030312 virology, Mali, Men who have sex with men, law.invention, Cohort Studies, Condoms, Health Risk Behaviors, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, prevention, law, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Depression (differential diagnoses), 0303 health sciences, Depression, Risk of infection, Age Factors, sexual behaviour, Gender Identity, virus diseases, 3. Good health, Infectious Diseases, Togo, Cohort, [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Bisexuality, Adult, Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Dermatology, Hiv testing, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Condom, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Humans, MSM, Unsafe Sex, business.industry, Sex Work, Mental health, Self Concept, Cote d'Ivoire, Logistic Models, [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, Harassment, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, business, Risk Reduction Behavior, [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology, Demography
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ObjectivesWhether regular HIV testing and counselling reduce risky sexual behaviours in African men who have sex with men (MSM) is still a matter for debate. We aimed to identify behavioural trajectories based on HIV risk exposure (HRE) and factors affecting their evolution.MethodsData were collected from 621 HIV-negative West African MSM (Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo) included in a community-based cohort providing quarterly HIV testing and counselling. Sociobehavioural data were collected every 6 months. HRE was defined as reporting inconsistent condom use during receptive anal sex with male partners of unknown HIV status in the previous 6 months. Using 18-month follow-up data, group-based trajectory modelling helped identify behavioural trajectories and determine the factors associated with their evolution. HIV seroconversions (n=67) were specified in each group trajectory.ResultsTwo distinct group trajectories were identified: medium-risk exposure MSM (ME-MSM) (61%, 6.4% of whom having seroconverted) and high-risk exposure MSM (HE-MSM) (39%, 17.5% of whom having seroconverted). A significant declining trend in the probability of reporting HRE over time ((95% CI)) was observed for HE-MSM (from 0.59 (0.48 to 0.70) at M0 to 0.31 (0.22 to 0.41) at M18), while it remained constant for ME-MSM (0.034 (0.0 to 0.079)). This can be explained by a progressive use of risk reduction strategies (less receptive anal sex, better knowledge of their partners’ status and increasing condom use). Being younger, living in Burkina Faso, self-considering both a man and a woman and reporting a higher level of depression were all associated with HE membership. Among HE-MSM, HRE was higher in those practising transactional or group sex and those experiencing psychological harassment.ConclusionsQuarterly HIV testing and counselling seem to reduce risky sexual behaviours in HIV-negative MSM at greatest risk of infection. Specific support for young MSM, focusing on identity and mental health, is needed to strengthen HIV prevention in West African MSM.

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2020
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13. Transactional sex among men who have sex with men participating in the CohMSM prospective cohort study in West Africa

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Michel Bourrelly, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Ephrem Mensah, Camille Anoma, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Bruno Spire, Cheick Haïballa Kounta, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Selom Agbomadji, Clotilde Couderc, Marion Mora, Christian Laurent, Christian Coulibaly, Adeline Bernier, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université de Montpellier (UM), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), and Aiello, Mélisande

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RNA viruses, Male, Safe Sex, Epidemiology, Economics, Physiology, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Social Sciences, HIV Infections, Human sexuality, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Men who have sex with men, West africa, Geographical Locations, Cohort Studies, 0302 clinical medicine, Immunodeficiency Viruses, Reproductive Physiology, Risk Factors, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Copulation, Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine, Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective cohort study, Generalized estimating equation, Alcohol Consumption, [SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology, 3. Good health, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Africa, Western, Sexual Partners, Medical Microbiology, HIV epidemiology, Viral Pathogens, Sex life, Viruses, [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Pathogens, 0305 other medical science, Research Article, Adult, Sexual Behavior, HIV prevention, Men WHO Have Sex with Men, Transactional sex, Microbiology, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Retroviruses, Humans, Homosexuality, Male, Microbial Pathogens, Socioeconomic status, Nutrition, Preventive medicine, Sex Workers, 030505 public health, business.industry, Lentivirus, Organisms, Biology and Life Sciences, HIV, Diet, Public and occupational health, People and Places, Africa, Population Groupings, business, Finance, [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology, Sexuality Groupings, Demography
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International audience; Although the HIV epidemic is generalized in West Africa, some population groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM), especially those engaged in transactional sex (TS), are thought to be particularly more vulnerable to HIV than others. However, few data are available to help identify their health-related needs with a view to implementing targeted prevention interventions. To fill this knowledge gap, we aimed to characterize MSM reporting TS (MSM-TS) and to identify factors associated with their sexual practices using data from the prospective cohort study CohMSM, which was conducted in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Togo. Three stigmatization sub-scores were constructed (experienced, perceived and internalized). The generalized estimating equation method was used for data analysis. Of the total 630 HIV-negative MSM recruited in CohMSM, 463, 410 and 244 had a follow-up visit at 6, 12 and 18 months, respectively. In a total of 1747 follow-up visits, 478 TS encounters were reported by 289 MSM-TS (45.9%). Of the latter, 91 regularly reported TS (31.5%), 55 (19.0%) stopped reporting TS after baseline, and 53 (18.3%) reported TS after baseline and 90 (31.1%) occasionally reported TS. The following variables, regarding the previous 6 months, were positively associated with TS: being younger (aOR[95%CI]:1.86[1.39-2.50]), less educated (aOR[95%CI]:1.49[1.09-2.03]), unmarried status (aOR[95%CI]:1.79[1.10-2.93]), satisfaction with current sex life (aOR[95%CI]:1.41[1.06-1.88]), group sex with men (aOR[95%CI]:2.07[1.46-2.94]), multiple male sexual partners (aOR[95%CI]:1.85[1.40-2.44]), receptive or versatile anal sex with male partners (aOR [95%CI]:1.48[1.12-1.96]), giving benefits in exchange for sex with a man (aOR[95%CI]:2.80[1.97-3.98]), alcohol consumption (aOR[95%CI]:1.44[1.08-1.93]) and drug use (aOR[95%CI]:1.82[1.24-2.68]) during sex, and finally experiencing stigmatization (aOR [95%CI]:1.15[1.07-1.25]). Condom use during anal sex (aOR[95%CI]:0.73[0.53-0.99]) was negatively associated with TS.

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2019
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14. Male clients of male sex workers in West Africa: A neglected high-risk population

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Cheick Haïballa Kounta, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Marion Mora, Gwenaelle Maradan, Michel Bourrelly, Abdoul Aziz Keita, Stéphane-Alain Babo Yoro, Camille Anoma, Christian Coulibaly, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Selom Agbomadji, Ephrem Mensah, Adeline Bernier, Clotilde Couderc, Bintou Dembélé Keita, Christian Laurent, Bruno Spire, CohMSM Study Group, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Université de Montpellier (UM), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), and Aiello, Mélisande

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RNA viruses, Male, Bisexuals, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Human sexuality, HIV Infections, 030312 virology, Logistic regression, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mali, Men who have sex with men, Geographical Locations, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, Immunodeficiency Viruses, Risk Factors, Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, Young adult, Male Sex Workers, Prospective cohort study, media_common, 0303 health sciences, education.field_of_study, Multidisciplinary, Middle Aged, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Professions, Medical Microbiology, Viral Pathogens, Viruses, Infectious diseases, Pathogens, Research Article, Adult, Science, media_common.quotation_subject, Sexual Behavior, Population, HIV prevention, Men WHO Have Sex with Men, Transactional sex, Viral diseases, Microbiology, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Retroviruses, Burkina Faso, Humans, Homosexuality, Male, education, Microbial Pathogens, Preventive medicine, Sex Workers, business.industry, Lentivirus, Organisms, Biology and Life Sciences, HIV, Public and occupational health, Logistic Models, People and Places, Africa, Population Groupings, business, Demography, Sexuality Groupings
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International audience; Research on male clients of male sex workers (MCMSW) has been neglected for a long time globally. We aimed to characterize MCMSW and to identify factors associated with their sexual practices using data from the prospective cohort study CohMSM conducted in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Togo. Our study focused on HIV-negative men who have sex with other men (MSM), recruited between 06/2015 and 01/2018 by a team of trained peer educators. Scheduled study visits at 6, 12 and 18 months included medical examinations, HIV screening, risk-reduction counselling and face-to-face interviews to collect information on their sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviours, and HIV risk-reduction strategies (HIV-RRS). Three stigmatization sub-scores were constructed (experienced, perceived and internalized). Mixed-effects logistic regression was used for data analysis. Of the 280 participants recruited at baseline, 238, 211 and 118, respectively, had a follow-up visit at 6, 12 and 18 months. Over a total of 847 visits, 47 transactional sex (TS) encounters were reported by 38 MCMSW (13.6%). Of the latter, only one participant reported systematic TS (2.6%), 18 (47.4%) stopped reporting TS after baseline, while 6 (15.8%) reported TS after baseline. Thirteen participants (34.2%) reported occasional TS. After adjusting for country of study and age, the following self-reported factors were associated with a greater likelihood of being MCMSW: protected anal sex, exclusively insertive anal sex with male sexual partners, avoidance of sex after consuming psychoactive products and experiencing stigmatization (all during the previous 6 months). The majority of MCMSW in this study practiced HIV-RRS with male sexual partners, including engaging in protected anal sex, avoidance of sex when consuming psychoactive products, and practising exclusively insertive anal sex.

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2019
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15. Taking empowerment into account: the response of community-based organisations to the HIV care needs of men who have sex with men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324 - Expertise France)

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Bintou Dembélé Keita, Elias Ter Tiero Dah, Elisabeth Thio, Camille Anoma, Marie Préau, Clotilde Couderc, Bruno Spire, Christian Laurent, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Marion Mora, Lorette Ekon, Adeline Bernier, Maxime Oga, Fodé Traoré, Ephrem Mensah, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), Groupe de Recherche en Psychologie Sociale (GRePS), Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Université de Montpellier (UM), Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), and Aiello, Mélisande

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Gerontology, Adult, Male, Health (social science), Social Psychology, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], media_common.quotation_subject, Discourse analysis, Social Stigma, Stigma (botany), Identity (social science), HIV Infections, Mali, Men who have sex with men, Power (social and political), 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Burkina Faso, Medicine, Humans, MSM, 030212 general & internal medicine, Community Health Services, Homosexuality, Male, 10. No inequality, Empowerment, media_common, Sexual identity, Motivation, [SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology, community-based organisations, 030505 public health, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, HIV, 16. Peace & justice, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Africa, [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Thematic analysis, 0305 other medical science, business, [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology
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International audience; Empowerment is an ongoing process through which individuals and communities appropriate power and acquire the capability to function autonomously. Research on empowerment in men who have sex with men (MSM) is lacking in community-based contexts. We investigated the relationship between willingness to be empowered and HIV care needs in West African MSM accessing community-based organisations’ (CBO) services. Fifty-three interviews were administered to HIV-negative MSM participating in the CohMSM study (Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo). Five indicators of empowerment were identified from a discourse analysis: (i) motivation to access HIV services, (ii) willingness to improve HIV services, (iii) desire to be involved in new activities, (iv) desire to participate in such services, (v) willingness to collaborate in decision making. Based on these indicators, participants were classified into two profiles: high (19/53, 36%) and low (34/53, 64%) level of willingness to be empowered (HWE, LWE). Using a thematic analysis, HWE participants were focused on collective benefit (preventive follow-up, questions about MSM identity), while LWE participants were centred on individual benefit (medical care). CBOs should consider empowerment as a tool to advance collective health benefits for MSM. To improve empowerment in MSM, specific training on issues regarding sexual identity and stigma is needed for CBO providers.

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2019
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16. Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence and Vaccination in Men Who Have Sex With Men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324—Expertise France)

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Ter Tiero Elias, Dah, Clotilde, Couderc, Alou, Coulibaly, Malan Jean-Baptiste, Kouamé, Mawuényégan Kouamivi, Agboyibor, Issa, Traoré, Gwenaëlle, Maradan, Daniela, Rojas Castro, Ephrem, Mensah, Camille, Anoma, Bintou, Dembélé Keita, Bruno, Spire, Christian, Laurent, Claver Anoumou Yaotsé, Dagnra, Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Aiello, Mélisande, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), and Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI)

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HBsAg, 030231 tropical medicine, prevalence, men who have sex with men, medicine.disease_cause, Logistic regression, Men who have sex with men, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, [SDV.IMM.VAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Vaccinology, parasitic diseases, medicine, Major Article, 030212 general & internal medicine, Hepatitis B virus, business.industry, virus diseases, Odds ratio, Hepatitis B, medicine.disease, vaccination, Confidence interval, 3. Good health, Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, Africa, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, hepatitis B, [SDV.IMM.VAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Vaccinology, business, Demography
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BackgroundAlthough men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, they do not have access to vaccination in West Africa, which is a highly endemic region. We investigated HBV prevalence and associated factors, as well as acceptability and difficulties of vaccination in MSM enrolled in an operational research program in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Togo.MethodsWe followed up 779 MSM in 2015–2018. Participants who were negative for both hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies (anti-HBs) at enrollment were offered HBV vaccination. Factors associated with HBV infection were identified using logistic regression models.ResultsOverall, HBV prevalence was 11.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.0%–13.6%). It was lower in Togo than in Côte d’Ivoire (2.7% vs 17.3%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.12; 95% CI, 0.02–0.28) and higher in participants with 6+ recent male sexual partners (21.0% vs 9.3%; aOR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.12–1.97). Of 528 participants eligible for vaccination, 484 (91.7%) were willing to be vaccinated and received at least 1 dose (ranging from 68.2% in Abidjan to 96.4% in Bamako; P < .001). Of the latter, 390 (80.6%) received 3 or 4 doses. The proportion of participants for whom the minimum required time between each dose was respected ranged from 10.9% in Bamako to 88.6% in Lomé (P < .001).ConclusionsMSM in West Africa should be targeted more for HBV screening and vaccination. Although vaccination is well accepted by MSM, greater training of health care workers and education of MSM are required.

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2019
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17. Interest in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324 - Expertise France)

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Pierre-Julien, Coulaud, Luis, Sagaon-Teyssier, Bakridine, M'madi Mrenda, Gwenaëlle, Maradan, Marion, Mora, Michel, Bourrelly, Bintou, Dembélé Keita, Abdoul Aziz, Keita, Camille, Anoma, Stéphane-Alain, Babo Yoro, Ter Tiero Elias, Dah, Christian, Coulibaly, Ephrem, Mensah, Selom, Agbomadji, Adeline, Bernier, Clotilde, Couderc, Christian, Laurent, Bruno, Spire, Claver Anoumou Yaotsè, Dagnra, Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale (SESSTIM - U1252 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - UMR 259 IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille] (ORS PACA), ARCAD-SIDA [Bamako, Mali], Espace Confiance [Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire], Association African Solidarité [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso], Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso], Espoir Vie Togo [Lomé, Togo], Coalition PLUS [Pantin, France], Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques er émergentes (TransVIHMI), Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1), This study was funded by the ANRS (France Recherche Nord & Sud Sida-hiv Hépatites, ANRS 12324) and Expertise France (Initiative 5%). PJC was the recipient of a doctoral fellowship from ANRS (B7-ANRS 12324)., The CohMSM Study Group : Granouillac B, Izard S, March L, Peeters M, Serrano L, Berenger C, Parisi E, Palvadeau P, Rojas Castro D, Trenado E, Camara D, Cisse O, Coulibaly A, Diallo F, Diarra M, Gadjigo M, Maiga K, Ouologuem A, Traore F, Aka NT, Coulibaly NH, Kotchi R, Kouabenan P, Kouame MJ, Lokrou KJ, N'Guessan FD, Anglaret X, Masumbuko JM, Oga M, Ilboudo O, Ouedraogo J, Ouedraogo M, Thio E, Toure JR, Traore A, Traore I, Yougbare F, Meda N, Agboyibor RMK, Attiogbe M, Badjassim AM, Ekon AL, Kokouba A, Tablissi DJS, Yaka KJ, Dagnra CAY., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Yaoundé I-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Dupuis, Christine, and Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les maladies infectieuses endémiques et émergentes (TransVIHMI)

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Adult, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Anti-HIV Agents, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), men who have sex with men, HIV Infections, Transactional sex, Mali, medicine.disease_cause, Logistic regression, Men who have sex with men, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, 0302 clinical medicine, prevention, Burkina Faso, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Homosexuality, Male, pre-exposure prophylaxis, 030505 public health, Unsafe Sex, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, HIV, Odds ratio, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Confidence interval, 3. Good health, Cote d'Ivoire, Cross-Sectional Studies, Infectious Diseases, [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, Togo, Africa, Parasitology, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, prophylaxis, 0305 other medical science, business, Demography, Cohort study
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International audience; OBJECTIVE:To explore the interest in taking PrEP among Western African men who have sex with men (MSM).METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was implemented at enrolment of HIV-negative MSM in a multiple centre community-based cohort study in four West African countries (Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo). A standardised face-to-face questionnaire collected data on socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics over the previous 6 months. Descriptive analysis and multivariate logistic regression helped identify factors associated with the interest in taking PrEP.RESULTS:Of 564 participants, 87% were interested in taking PrEP. Interest in PrEP was associated with inconsistent condom use for anal sex (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.11; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21-3.67), transactional sex (aOR: 2.02; 95% CI 1.11-3.71), searching for male sexual partners on the Internet in the previous month (aOR: 1.86; 95% CI 1.01-3.43), having a high level of self-esteem (aOR: 1.20; 95% CI 1.06-1.36), having at least one sexually transmitted infections at enrolment (aOR: 5.08; 95% CI 1.40-18.4) and not being aware of PrEP (aOR: 2.03; 95% CI 1.04-3.96). Participants having sex with HIV-positive male partners (aOR: 0.28; 95% CI 0.11-0.74), those being more sexually attracted to women than to men (aOR: 0.20; 95% CI 0.07-0.89) and those reporting psychological and material support from close friends (aOR: 0.33; 95% CI 0.15-0.73) were less interested in taking PreP.CONCLUSIONS:Western African HIV-negative MSM appear very interested in taking PrEP, especially those most at risk of HIV infection. PrEP implementation in a comprehensive prevention package should be considered urgently.

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2018
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18. Hepatitis B treatment eligibility in West Africa: Uncertainties and need for prospective cohort studies

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Judicaël Tine, Marcellin Nouaman, Camille Anoma, François Dabis, Gilles Wandeler, Alain Attia, Didier K. Ekouevi, Antoine Jaquet, André Inwoley, Aristophane Tanon, and Moussa Seydi

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Cirrhosis, medicine.disease_cause, Article, Men who have sex with men, 03 medical and health sciences, Sexual and Gender Minorities, 0302 clinical medicine, Hepatitis B, Chronic, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective cohort study, Hepatitis B virus, Sex Workers, Hepatology, business.industry, Prisoners, virus diseases, Hepatitis B, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, 3. Good health, Africa, Western, Cross-Sectional Studies, Immunology, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Transient elastography, business, Viral load
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BACKGROUND & AIMS While universal screening of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended in high burden countries, little is known about the proportion of HBV-infected persons in need of antiviral therapy in these settings. METHODS Prisoners in Senegal and Togo, as well as female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Cote d'Ivoire were screened for HBV infection. All HBsAg-positive participants underwent transient elastography, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and HBV viral load quantification. Individuals with liver cirrhosis or those aged>30 years with an HBV replication ≥20 000 IU/ml and elevated ALT were considered eligible for antiviral therapy. RESULTS Of 1 256 participants, 110 (8.8%) were HBsAg-positive; their median age was 30 years [interquartile range: 25-33] and 96 (86.5%) were men. Three individuals (2.7%) had liver cirrhosis while 28 (29.5%) of 94 participants with available measurements had an HBV viral load ≥20 000 IU/ml. Overall, 11 (10.0%) subjects were considered eligible for immediate antiviral treatment; 2.1% of participants in Dakar, 7.7% in Abidjan and 21.6% in Lome (p=0.001) and 59 (53.4%) for close monitoring due to the presence of significant liver fibrosis, elevated ALT or significant HBV replication. CONCLUSIONS Among vulnerable populations in West Africa, a minority of HBV-infected individuals were eligible for immediate antiviral therapy. Prospective cohort studies are necessary to evaluate anti-HBV treatment eligibility facing the significant proportion of individuals with active chronic HBV infection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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2017

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