Alexandra L Hernandez, Christina P Lindan, Meenakshi Mathur, Maria Ekstrand, Purnima Madhivanan, Ellen S Stein, Steven Gregorich, Sanjukta Kundu, Alka Gogate, Hema R Jerajani
We describe the same-sex partnerships and sexual risk behavior of men attending sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Mumbai, India. The HIV prevalence among 2,381 men sampled was 14%; 62% had a documented STI. Almost all men reported sex with women; additionally, 13% also reported having sex with other men, 13% reported sex with Hijras (male-to-female transgenders), and 11% had sex with all 3 genders. Men who had sex with men and/or Hijras as well as women, reported having greater numbers of partners, including female sex workers (FSW), and were more likely to engage in insertive anal and oral sex with women...
July 2006: AIDS and Behavior