Contribution of men who have sex with men (MSM) attending due to contact tracing to the diagnoses of HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea in MSM from a clinic-based population.

Keshinie SamarasekaraMiriam RingshallKuhuk ParasharAlice PickeringZoe BussKayleigh NicholsJohn DevlinColin FitzpatrickDeborah WilliamsDaniel Richardson

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)

Contact tracing contributes significantly to the overall diagnoses of HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea including asymptomatic sexual contacts in our population. Further efforts to increase the yield from contact tracing may continue to reduce the burden of HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea within sexual networks of MSM.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
mental health
antiretroviral therapy
primary care
quality improvement
south africa
hiv aids