Afolaranmi Tolulope Olumide, Hassan Zuwaira I, Ugwu Kainechukwu G, Ugwu Obinna J, D Ofakunrin Akinyemi O, Oyebode Tinuade A, Chingle Moses P, Shugaba Ali I
Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State Nigeria.
Indian J Community Med. 2021 Jul-Sep;46(3):541-545. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_35_21. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
Sexual orientation disclosure has been reported to promote good peer support, improve psychological health, as well as access to STIs and HIV prevention services. Hence, this study sought to assess the level of disclosure sexual orientation and its predictors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Plateau state Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional study design conducted between October 2018 and December 2019 among 114 HIV-infected MSM through respondent driven sampling technique. Epi Info version 7 was used for the data analysis with adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) used as point and interval estimates on the logistic regression model and < 0.05 considered statistically significant.
The mean age of the respondents was 26.0 ± 5.4 years with disclosure of sexual orientation to nonpartner being reported by 45 (39.5%). Positive family history of same sex practice was found to significantly predict self disclosure of sexual orientation (adjusted odds ratio: 3.30; 95% CI: 1.2356-8.8038; = 0.017).
This study has revealed a low level of disclosure of sexual orientation among HIV-positive MSM in Plateau state with a positive family history of same sex involvement as its predictor.
据报道,性取向披露有助于促进良好的同伴支持、改善心理健康,以及获得性传播感染和艾滋病毒预防服务。因此,本研究旨在评估尼日利亚高原州男男性行为者(MSM)中艾滋病毒呈阳性者的性取向披露水平及其预测因素。
这是一项横断面研究设计,于2018年10月至2019年12月期间,通过应答者驱动抽样技术对114名感染艾滋病毒的男男性行为者进行研究。使用Epi Info 7版本进行数据分析,调整后的优势比和95%置信区间(CI)用作逻辑回归模型的点估计和区间估计,P<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
受访者的平均年龄为26.0±5.4岁,45人(39.5%)报告向非伴侣披露了性取向。发现同性行为的阳性家族史显著预测性取向的自我披露(调整后的优势比:3.30;95% CI:1.2356 - 8.8038;P = 0.017)。
本研究揭示了尼日利亚高原州艾滋病毒呈阳性的男男性行为者中性取向披露水平较低,同性参与的阳性家族史是其预测因素。