Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, PO Box 198, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, 3935, South Africa.
AIDS Behav. 2013 May;17 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S70-6. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0356-1.
Research into HIV and men who have sex with men's (MSM) health in South Africa has been largely confined to the metropolitan centres. Only two studies were located making reference to MSM in rural contexts or same-sex behaviors among men in the same. There is growing recognition in South Africa that MSM are not only disproportionately affected by HIV and have been underserved by the country's national response, but that they contribute significantly to sustaining the high number of new infections recorded each year. We argue that to meet the objectives of the country's national strategic plan for HIV, STI and TB it is important we know how these behaviours may be contributing to the sustained rural HIV epidemic in the youngest age groups and determine what constitutes appropriate and feasible programmatic response that can be implemented in the country's public sector health services.
在南非，对艾滋病毒和男男性行为者（MSM）健康的研究主要局限于大都市中心。只有两项研究提到了农村背景下的男男性行为者或同一地区男性的同性性行为。南非越来越认识到，MSM 不仅不成比例地受到艾滋病毒的影响，而且国家应对措施也未能为他们提供服务，而且他们对维持每年新感染人数的高记录做出了重大贡献。我们认为，要实现国家艾滋病毒、性传播感染和结核病国家战略计划的目标，我们必须了解这些行为可能如何导致最年轻年龄组中农村艾滋病毒持续流行，并确定哪些构成适当和可行的方案应对措施，可以在国家公共部门卫生服务中实施。
