Health Condition 1: B20- Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Health Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Men age 18 or older. 2. HIV positive, as documented by any licensed HIV test according to the Indian National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) guidelines. 3. Participants report any sex with a man in the past 6 months. 4. Participants must speak Hindi, Marathi, or English. 5. Participants should not have any plans to move out of the area in the next 12 months and commit to attending two additional visits one at 6 months and one at 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Active drug or alcohol use or dependence, or other impairment that, in the opinion of the site Investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements. (Participants with impairments that, in the opinion of the site Investigator, are temporary, will be asked to return another day for enrollment.) 2. Inability to provide informed consent. 3. History of a sex change operation that would preclude collection of penile or scrotal specimens.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the prevalence of HPV-associated premalignant lesions in the anus and penis in Indian HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men (MSM). Timepoint: 52 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Describe risk factors for prevalent premalignant lesions in the anus and penis in Indian HIV-seropositive MSM. 2. Describe the prevalence and incidence of penile and anal HPV infection in Indian HIV-seropositive MSM.Timepoint: 52 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSharmila Pimple
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed