Table 3

HIV/STI prevalence among high-risk men who have sex with men (HR-MSM) in round 1 integrated biological and behavioural assessment and HR-MSM size estimates versus HIV prevalence among urban ANC women

ANC HIV prevalence*HIVSyphilisGonorrhoeaChlamydiaAny STIHSV-2HR-MSM population size estimatePercentage of HR-MSM in male population†Percentage HIV+ HR-MSM in male population
Andhra Pradesh
 East Godavari2.2522.213.00.01.013.977.718250.550.12
 Guntur2.6313.13.50.41.45.329.127700.740.10
 Hyderabad1.5024.715.70.92.018.369.050300.450.11
 Visakhapatnam1.199.35.60.51.27.237.016070.340.03
 Warangal1.56
Karnataka
 Bangalore Urban1.4418.911.10.93.412.034.254610.290.06
 Belgaum‡3.2510.610.30.00.99.249.120260.18§0.02
 Bellary0.6930.722.70.92.320.959.25510.280.08
 Mysore2.0023.023.01.00.024.062.07600.260.06
 Shimoga0.6910.110.50.01.010.570.23480.210.02
Maharashtra
 Mumbai-Thane¶1.2910.26.50.34.410.843.1198080.320.03
 Pune2.3317.414.60.42.016.648.332000.250.04
Tamil Nadu
 Chennai0.254.812.90.30.713.831.991710.710.03
 Coimbatore0.576.514.50.00.815.127.315390.180.01
 Madurai0.5022.317.80.01.118.840.313520.320.07
 Salem2.505.512.20.00.312.414.724580.610.03
  • * Mean of yearly prevalence from 2004 to 2007.

  • (HR-MSM estimate/urban male 15–49)×100, Census 2001.

  • ANC prevalence (mean of rural+urban).

  • § (HR-MSM estimate/rural+urban male 15–49)×100, Census 2001 (CORRIDOR district).

  • The ANC prevalence is weighted by the total population for the 15–49 age group in Mumbai and Thane (Census 2001).