The HIV/AIDS infectionamong men who havesex with men in LatinAmerica

Authors

  • John Harold Estrada M Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.712

Keywords:

Homosexuality, male, HIV, AIDS, epidemiology

Abstract

The prevalence of HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in some Latin and Central American
cities varies between 5 and 20%, values which are above the ones observed in studies done in populations of some cities and countries (and Colombia is not the exception). Thus it is possible to establish that the epidemic is concentrated in the MSM population. Latin America provides the highest number of new HIV
infection cases in MSM after the United States. This article has three objectives. First, to expose the epidemiological considerations of the HIV/AIDS infection in MSM. Second, to make reference to the social factors that determine the transit of prevention policies in HIV, from an epidemiological and biological emphasis to a constructionist perspective of gender and sexuality. Third, to revise the cultural context of the studies done about the sexuality of MSM in Latin America. The sexual transmission of HIV among men has
very special characteristics, linked to specific sexual practices such as anal intercourse and oral sex and to a large diversity of psychological, social, cultural and political situations that determine the conditions in which such practices are done. This study shows that the specific risks of MSM demand specific policies of prevention for such population. An intervention strategy in MSM must involve a discourse that promotes respect and gender fairness, revalues sexuality and allows the spontaneous expression and practice of different sexual orientations.
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Author Biography

John Harold Estrada M, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública

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Estrada M JH. The HIV/AIDS infectionamong men who havesex with men in LatinAmerica. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2009 Feb. 9 [cited 2026 Feb. 22];22(1). Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/712

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2004)

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Revisión sistemática

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