Association of age with healthcare needs and engagement among Nigerian men who have sex with men and transgender women: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from an observational cohort.

Habib Omari Ramadhani Trevor A Crowell Rebecca G NowakNicaise NdembiBlessing O KayodeAfoke KokoghoUchenna OnonakuElizabeth ShoyemiCharles EkehSylvia AdebajoStefan David BaralManhattan E Charurat

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)

Young MSM and TGW demonstrated decreased healthcare engagement and higher incidence of HIV and other STIs as compared to older participants in this Nigerian cohort. Interventions to address unique obstacles to healthcare engagement by adolescents and young adults are needed to curb the spread of HIV and other STIs among MSM and TGW in Nigeria.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
men who have sex with men
healthcare
hiv positive
cross sectional
social media
physical activity
middle aged
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
hepatitis c virus
pregnant women
affordable care act
health insurance
breast cancer risk