asia: International aids conference 2008, mexico city

MULTI-COUNTRY ASIA

• Asia Pacific: From "risks and responsibilities" to "APCOM" - the successful development of an Asia Pacific
  regional tripartite MSM coalition - involving the MSM/transgender(TG) community groups, governments of
  the region, donors & funders, and the UN agencies
• Greater Mekong Subregion: The purple sky network: a regional partnership approach to the HIV epidemic among MSM
• South Asia: A Jihad of the Heart a study with practicing Muslim MSMs to see impact of religious belief on them
• South Asia: From the front line - the impact of social, legal and judicial impediments to sexual health
  promotion, care and support for males who have sex with males in Bangladesh and India - a study
  conducted under the aegis of Naz Foundation International
• Southeast Asia: Developing standardised guidelines on knowledge, attitude and skills of peer/outreach
  workers involved in HIV prevention for MSM in Southeast Asia
• Southeast Asia: Contextualising male-to-male-sex in Indonesia and Thailand

BANGLADESH

• Bangladesh: Effective peer based outreach: making the difference in HIV prevention intervention for
  hijra (transgender)
• Bangladesh: An alternative voice against stigma and vulnerability; message dissemination from an MSM
  dance group
• Bangladesh: Female counselor in MSM/MSW/TG project is not a gender barrier rather a breakthrough in
  the traditional framework of gender sensitivity in HIV prevention
• Bangladesh: Towards empowering MSM/MSW/TG living in rural areas in prevention of STI/HIV/AIDS
• Bangladesh: Services to prevent sexually transmitted infections including HIV among MSM in Bangladesh

CAMBODIA

• Cambodia: Sexual practices and knowledge of HIV/STI transmission among men who have sex with men
• Cambodia: Response to risk and vulnerabilities of MSM
• Cambodia: Promotion of HIV prevention with most at-risk populations
• Cambodia: HIV/AIDS eEpidemic among most at risk populations
• Cambodia: Stigma and discrimination against the MSM, the human rights and advocacy in the Cambodian setting
• Cambodia: Assessing the needs of MSM from an underserved community in Cambodia in a participatory manner
• Cambodia: Working together to make a difference for MSM in Cambodia
• Cambodia: Strengthening the sensitivity towards MSM of NGO staff working with MSM through training
  and education
• Cambodia: Outlook, identity and risks in lives of men who have sex with men in Cambodia and how media
  can contribute to an enabling environment and risk reduction

CHINA

• China: Survey of HIV/SY infection and KABP related to AIDS among the MSM in Lanzhou
• China: HIV/STD prevalence among MSM in Chengdu, China and associated risk factors for HIV infection
• China: Elevated risk for HIV infection among money boys: a hidden group of MSM in China
• China: HIV/STD prevalence among MSM in Chengdu, China and associated risk factors for HIV infection
• China: Sexual risk behaviors and HIV infection among men who have sex with men who use the internet
• China: A survey of the related health service require of STD/AIDS in men who have sex with men
• China: Changes of HIV and syphilis infection among men who have sex with men in Beijing China
• China: Study of varied index points in multiplier methods for urban MSM population size estimation
  in Nanchang, China
• China: Investigation could also be protection for the health of male sex workers
• China: Tactical roadmap of WHO support to contain HIV transmission among MSM in China
• China: Willingness to be circumcised for preventing HIV among Chinese men who have sex with men
• China: Survey the attitude of rapid human immunodeficiency virus antibody test after use the rapid test
  kit and consulting among male homosexuals in Taiwan
• China: Participatory approach beyond BCC for negotiating safe sex in a Chinese marginalized
  (MSM) population
• China: “Do it safely” - a government HIV prevention campaign targeting MSM
• China: A short-film competition on HIV and MSM to increase AIDS awareness and prevention
• China: Manifold health intervention based on peer education
• China: A cross-sectional study on HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among MSM in five cities in China
• China: The first integrated seroprevalence and behavioural survey for men who have sex with men (MSM)
  in Hong Kong - Prism
• China: Sexual mixing patterns and behavioral features of men who have sex with men in
  Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China
• China: HIV sentinel surveillance for men who have sex with men in Shenzhen in 2007
• China: A pilot intervention study among MSM in Beijing, China
• China: Strategies for effective response to MSM HIV epidemic: a successful experience in developing
  a community-based voluntary counseling and testing service targeting MSM in Hong Kong
• China: A cohort study on STD/AIDS infections among MSMs in Shenzhen
• China: Integrating AIDS prevention into a Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• China: Men who have sex with men(MSM) and HIV epidemic in China: a web-based study on MSM
• China: Unraveling risk and protective factors affecting sexual behaviors among Chinese MSM in Hong Kong:
  a qualitative exploration
• China: New challenges in the response to HIV among MSM, China
• China: Experiences and lessons of China’s participation (namely Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) in
  the Purple Sky Network (PSN, formerly a MSM coordination mechanism in the Greater Mekong Subregion
  initiated by USAID)
• China: Reaching men who have sex with men through long-chain referral recruitment, Guangzhou, China
• China: Effects of structure-level intervention on increasing condom availability and reducing risky
  sexual behaviors for gay bathhouse attendees
• China: Strengthening community participation in China’s AIDS response among men who have sex with men

INDIA

• India: Safe Sailors Club; A support for HIV positive MSM and Tg in Mumbai metro
• India: High HIV/ STI prevalence among self-identified men who have sex with men in South India
• India: Sexual behaviors and HIV/STIs prevalence among high risk populations in Andhra Pradesh - a
  high HIV prevalence State in India
• India: Factors associated with STI and HIV among self-identified men having sex with men (MSM):
  findings of a cross sectional survey in three states in south India
• India: Health seeking behaviour among male and female sex workers - a swift analysis of prevention
  of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in rural area
• India: Provision of sexual health services by NGOs to most at risk populations in Andhra Pradesh -
  the frontiers prevention programme 2003-2007
• India: Explaining dramatic positive changes in reported behaviours and STI prevalence amongst MSM
  and FSWS in Andhra Pradesh (AP) India
• India: Social marketing of flavored condoms and lubricant pouches as a tool to increase safe sex
  practices among MSM and Tg in Mumbai Metro
• India: Promoting safer sex practices amongst MSM youth through Youth Corners in Hyderabad, India
• India: Drop in centre as a safe space for community empowerment and ownership
• India: Livelihood skill development programme for vulnerable MSM
• India: Addressing misconceptions & negative moral judgements against males who have sex with
  males among medical practitioners in Lucknow, India
• India: Addressing the vulnerability of men who have sex with men to enhance their quality of life
  in Panchkula - India
• India: Condom outlets increased the accessibility of condoms for MSM population to practice safe sex
  in Mumbai metro
• India: Study of MSM and their social factors
• India: Laundas and Kotis: emerging trans gender identities in India -Different background, same problems
• India: Depressive symptoms among MSM in Chennai, India
• India: Reviewing understanding of homosexuality of psychology teachers in educational esatablishments
  and the resultant impact on student’s education
• India: An exploratory study on influence of social exclusion and effects of homophobia among
  male homosexuals in metropolitan Kolkata (Calcutta), India
• India: The long neglected vulnerable of young MSM in Northeast region of India
• India: A study on the psycho-social problems of gays with special reference to sarathi trust, Nagpur, India
• India: HIV, human rights and the LGBTQ movement in India
• India: Police harassment and societal rejection enhancing vulnerability of HIV among MSM Thane region
• India: Developing a business plan for a community based organization working with MSM and TG
  community in Mumbai and Thane districts in India
• India: Health and treatment seeking behaviour among Hijras
• India: Factors associated with HIV testing among populations at high risk of infection, India
• India: Alcohol use and sexual risk among MSM in Chennai, India
• India: STI and HIV prevalence in male-to-female transgender communities in Chennai, Southern India
• India: Community-based ethnography and HIV prevention among MSM in Mysore, India
• India: Community mobilisation of key populations critically reduces vulnerability and significantly
  increases positive outcomes of a STI prevention programme: results from a four-year impact evaluation study
  in Andhra Pradesh, India
• India: The effects of scale on costs of targeted HIV prevention interventions among female and male
  sex workers, MSM, and transgenders in India
• India: High HIV prevalence among male sex workers in Mysore, India - need for integrating care
  and support with prevention
• India: Rolling out syphilis screening and treatment for sex workers and men who have sex with men
  in India
• India: Creating a safe space and setting up a STI clinic as a tool to reduce incidence of HIV and control
  of STIs among male sex workers in Mumbai
• India: Dream to reality: a model HIV prevention, care, support and treatment program
• India: MSM in India: impressive positive changes in sexual behavior are reflected in reduced STI prevalence
• India: Client tracking sheet: a tool that helps to track MSM clients in Mumbai district, India for HIV/
  STI follow up services
• India: Exploring local religious traditions in terms of male to male sex in Hyderabad, India
• India: Sexual violence and stigma: a challenge for HIV prevention among MSM in Mysore
• India: Support groups on outreach site act as a preventive tool to create awareness on HIV/AIDS
  among MSM in Mumbai, India
• India: Study of transgenders in Tamilnadu
• India: Strengthening MSM-PLHA network across the state to access services without discrimination
• India: Non-formal education and income generation programmes strengthen HIV prevention in maleto-
  female transgender community groups in rural India
• India: What the new estimates for HIV+ people in India mean for MSM communities
• India: VCCTC in a drop in center space increased health seeking behavior among MSM and TG population
  in Mumbai metro
• India: High rate of HIV among short stay MSM migrants in Thane district, India
• India: Evidence of harassment and violence faced by men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mumbai
  and Thane
• India: Peer based intervention programs/activities and making aware of their Rights amongst MSM in
  Delhi, India
• India: Multiple partners and males who have sex with males - a need to be loved or desire to discharge -
  an insight study to understand the psycholgy of kothis and giriyas
• India: Fun together: addressing STI, HIV/AIDS among the men who have sex with men
  (MSMs)/transgenders (TGs)
• India: Mental health issues in men who have sex with men in Mumbai
• India: Overcoming religious barriers for effective behavior change communication (BCC) in a MSM
  targeted intervention in Thane District, Maharashtra in India
• India: From community to government and back: men who have sex with men and transgender
  people uniting to develop a national HIV/AIDS policy for India
• India: Capacity building of MSM and TG community based organizations as support to national AIDS
  control program phase III in India
• India: Empowering sex workers and men who have sex with men: the role of social capital in preventing
  the spread of HIV in Andhra Pradesh
• India: Barebacking: in the age of AIDS, the cultural (MIS) trust among MSM in middle class India
• India: Social hierarchy, community norms, and HIV risk among Hijra (transwomen) communities in India
• India: A noble intervention to reduce HIV vulnerability among transgender adolescent and youth in
  and around Kolkata, India
• India: Factors influencing STI service uptake by male-to-female transgenders at government clinics
  in Chennai, India
• India: Sexual risk practices by sexual identity among men who have sex with men (MSM) in
  Bangalore, India
• India: Declining assertion of sexuality: a look at the ‘unnatural offences’ in India
• India: Coming together to address HIV: network development as an empowerment model for
  sexual minority groups
• India: Contextual influences on condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in India
• India: Vulnerability to HIV/STI among MSM and transgender populations in India - implications for
  AIDS prevention research
• India: Psychosocial and demographic predictors of HIV risk and HIV infection in men who have sex
  with men (MSM) in Chennai, India
• India: A Study on sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in
  AP State
• India: Widespread myths about male homosexuality leading to greater stigma and discrimination
• India: Section 377 of Indian penal code: an impediment towards HIV/AIDS prevention

INDONESIA

• Indonesia: Gay community as a key chain to break the HIV transmission
• Indonesia: Would a multilevel social marketing be an effective method to prevent HIV/AIDS epidemic? A
  study over transgender community in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
• Indonesia: Developing outreach programs for male-to-female transgender (Waria) sex workers in
  cemetery environments
• Indonesia: Experiences in reaching and supporting gay male street sex workers through teaching how to
  use one’s mouth to place a condom on a client without their knowledge in Makassar (South Sulawesi
  province), Indonesia
• Indonesia: Psychology; it is hard being a transgender
• Indonesia: The destiny of transvestite sex workers after HIV/AIDS in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia
• Indonesia: Experiences in supporting gay sex workers in the Losari Beach area of Makassar, Indonesia
• Indonesia: Salons as a venue for effective HIV/STI prevention education for gay men, male-tofemale
  transgenders (warias), and the general public in Makassar, Indonesia

IRAN

• Iran: Conducting a bio-behavioural survey among men who have sex with men in Tehran using
  respondent driven sampling: lessons learned
• Iran: HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude among MSM in Tehran
• Iran: High risk behavior and HIV/AIDS prevalence among men having sex with men: the first report
  from Iran

JAPAN

• Japan: An analysis of sexual behavior and their ages of the first sexual contact of MSM who participated
  in gay bar-based HIV prevention program LIFEGURD
• Japan: A case study of LIEGUARD: a workshop style gay bar based HIV prevention program for MSM
• Japan: Japan’s local governments’ measures targeting MSM and its difficulties: from the results of 111
  local government survey

LAO

• Lao: HIV prevalence and risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vientiane
  Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

MALAYSIA

• Malaysia: HIV prevention and intervention: promoting transsexual (Mak Nyah) health in Malaysia
• Malaysia: Pioneering HIV/AIDS prevention work among MSM in A Muslim country
• Malaysia: Networking between sex worker/transgender communities and Islamic religious authorities
  in Malaysia

MONGOLIA

• Mongolia: MSM networking for advocacy in Mongolia
• Mongolia: Successfully reaching MSM in Mongolia

MYANMAR

• Myanmar: Comprehensive HIV prevention for males who have sex with males (MSM) in Myanmar: an
  evidence-based, results-focused, peer-driven strategy with scale and impact

NEPAL

• Nepal: Capacity building and life enhancement program among sexual minorities: fast and effective method
  to de stigmatize and social re integration in Nepal
• Nepal: Psychological problems faced by community care provider working with MSM and third gender
  (TG) living with HIV who face discrimination and exclusion from their own family and other medical
  service provider
• Nepal: Male having sex with male (MSM)
• Nepal: Males who have sex with male (MSMs)/male sex workers (MSMs), their sexual behavior and
  impact on women
• Nepal: National HIV policy and strategy excludes third gender (TG) and TG SW (sex workers) in Nepal

PAKISTAN

• Pakistan: Modelling the HIV epidemic in Pakistan: male and transgender sex workers (MTSW) and their male clients who have sex with men (MSM)
• Pakistan: VCT approach for syphilis/HIV amongst MSM, Pakistan
• Pakistan: Surveillance of STIs and HIV among MSMs and implementation of interventions
• Pakistan: Use of water-based lubricants among MSM in Pakistan: challenges & opportunities
• Pakistan: BCC material for men having sex with men for the prevention of STIs & HIV in an Islamic country
• Pakistan: Social and cultural dimensions: Hijray (eunuch) highly HIV vulnerable multiply marginallized
  & discriminated population
• Pakistan: Social, cultural and behavioral dimensions of MSM in Pakistan
• Pakistan: Behavior change strategic model targeting MSM: a success story from Pakistan
• Pakistan: Reaching male and transgender sexworker communities in Pakistan: addressing public and
  private identities
• Pakistan: Addressing HIV among MSM groups in Pakistan: working with a highly vulnerable group within
  a conservative Islamic context
• Pakistan: HIV/AIDS prevention in Pakistan: dynamics of condom use among men having sex with men

PHILIPPINES

• Philippines: Electoral process, HIV and AIDS education and prevention as primary campaign slogan in winning
  the Local council for SK and chairmanship position: experiences of gay youth peer educators and advocates

SINGAPORE

• Singapore: Men having sex with men HIV sero-prevalence study in Singapore, a community based project
  to protect the MSM community

THAILAND

• Thailand: Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in a cohort study of men who have sex with
  men (MSM) in Bangkok, Thailand
• Thailand: Trends in HIV prevalence and risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in
  Bangkok, Thailand, 2003 to 2007
• Thailand: ‘Rainbow Health Network’ - a systematic and concrete method to integrate HIV/AIDS prevention,
  care and treatment for MSM in poor-resource setting, Bangkok, Thailand
• Thailand: Stigma and discrimination, including gender-based violence related to the risk of HIV infection
  among transgender sex workers and male sex workers in Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
• Thailand: Sex predictability, sex spacing and the feasibility of intermittent pre-exposure
  chemoprophylaxis (iPrEP) to prevent HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in
  Bangkok, Thailand
• Thailand: Successful start of a preparatory HIV cohort study among men who have sex with men (MSM)
  in Bangkok, Thailand: preliminary baseline, follow-up and HIV incidence data
• Thailand: HIV risk behaviors among transgender (Kathoey) sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand
• Thailand: HIV-service-based screening for violence (GBV and discrimination) in marginalized
  vulnerable populations (MSM/TG)
• Thailand: A new model for peer led prevention among male sex workers in Bangkok
• Thailand: Targeted multi-media campaign reaching MSM in Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand: a
  relevant strategy to increase the coverage and contribute to the effectiveness of interventions reaching MSM
• Thailand: NGOs and health service provider collaboration to tackle stigma and discrimination (S&D),
  including gender-based violence (GBV) among transgender sex workers and male sex workers in
  Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
• Thailand: Results of the 3rd round of surveillance of HIV infection and risk behavior in populations of men
  who have sex with men in Thailand
• Thailand: HIV risk behaviors and STD prevalence among young male prisoners in Thailand
• Thailand: Camfrog and sexuality of Thai young men who have sex with young men: space, sexual agency,
  and power structure
• Thailand: Sexual behavior and risk factors for HIV infection among homosexual and bisexual men in Thailand

VIETNAM

• Vietnam: Greater inclusion of migration and mobility issues in the response to HIV/AIDS among men having
  sex with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Vietnam: Marriage, social isolation and sexual risk among Vietnamese MSM
  
• Vietnam: Homosexual behavior in rural districts of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam
• Vietnam: Male sexual health intervention in Hanoi