None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Health Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Men age 18 or older 2.HIV sero-negative, as documented by any licensed HIV test according to NACO guidelines. 3.Participants report any sex with a man in the past 6 months. 4.Participants must speak Hindi, Marathi, or English. 5.Participant 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. 2.Participants with impairments that, in the opinion of the site Investigator, are temporary will be asked to return another day for enrollment. 3.Inability to provide informed consent. 4.History of a sex change operation that would preclude collection of penile or scrotal specimens
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the one-year incidence of HIV among high-risk MSM in India.Timepoint: 52 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To test the feasibility and acceptability of recruiting a sample of 150 high-risk HIV-uninfected MSM using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and following them every six months for one year. 2.To produce preliminary descriptive data on: a. The prevalence and incidence of HPV infection and HPV-associated disease, and STIs other than HPV in HIV-seronegative MSM in India. b. Sexual risk behaviors with men and women, as well as data on other potential confoundersTimepoint: 52 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSharmila Pimple
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed