Global HIV Epidemics among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Research by Chris Beyrer highlights HIV prevalence rates consistently higher among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) than the general male population in Low- and Middle-Income Countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. Available evidence suggests structural and individual-level risk factors shape HIV risks and care options for these men. Services remain limited, with estimates suggesting fewer than one in ten MSM worldwide have access to basic preventive interventions.

Use Cases

• Modeling HIV transmission risks among MSM based on described structural and individual-level factors.
• Analyzing disparities in HIV service access based on the description of limited coverage in low- and middle-income countries.
• Studying the impact of criminalization and stigma on HIV research and data availability as mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Focuses on a key population (MSM) with marked HIV risk across multiple global regions as described.
• Discusses both individual-level and structural risk factors shaping HIV outcomes.

Limitations

• Row count and specific data columns are unknown; dataset scale and structure are unclear.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Chris Beyrer via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Likely contains aggregated research and epidemiological estimates.

Geography

Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia