TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV and homosexuality in Pakistan
AU - Rajabali, Alefiyah
AU - Khan, Saeed
AU - Warraich, Haider J.
AU - Khanani, Mohammad R.
AU - Ali, Syed H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support for this Personal View provided by the University Research Council, Aga Khan University, Karachi, and Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, grant 20-775.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - In Pakistan, seven times more men are reported to be infected with HIV than women. Among the Pakistani population, modes of HIV transmission include infection through sexual contact, contaminated blood and blood products, injecting drug use, and mother-to-child transmission. Although most sexual transmission of HIV results from unsafe heterosexual contact, homosexual and bisexual contact also represent important modes of transmission. According to unpublished reports, the prevalence of HIV among homosexual and bisexual Pakistani men is reaching alarming proportions. We describe the Pakistani homosexual and bisexual culture, review statistics regarding HIV prevalence and risk behaviour, and identify areas of improvement in the HIV policy with specific focus on men who have sex with men.
AB - In Pakistan, seven times more men are reported to be infected with HIV than women. Among the Pakistani population, modes of HIV transmission include infection through sexual contact, contaminated blood and blood products, injecting drug use, and mother-to-child transmission. Although most sexual transmission of HIV results from unsafe heterosexual contact, homosexual and bisexual contact also represent important modes of transmission. According to unpublished reports, the prevalence of HIV among homosexual and bisexual Pakistani men is reaching alarming proportions. We describe the Pakistani homosexual and bisexual culture, review statistics regarding HIV prevalence and risk behaviour, and identify areas of improvement in the HIV policy with specific focus on men who have sex with men.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70183-X
DO - 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70183-X
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 18652997
AN - SCOPUS:47349091121
SN - 1473-3099
VL - 8
SP - 511
EP - 515
JO - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
JF - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
IS - 8
ER -