Following Dr Balaji Sadasivan's fiercely debated comments last November that gay men's unsafe sexual practices were the biggest cause of concern, stakeholders organised a meeting at the 4th AIDS conference to discuss the issues relevant to MSMs.
The number of MSM who tested positive for HIV doubled from 26 in 2003 to 54 in 2004, accounting for 3 out of 4 HIV-positive clients at the Anonymous HIV Testing Centre last year.
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Action for AIDS' MSM Programme is appealing to MSM in Singapore to participate in a survey to better plan appropriate intervention measures to deal with rapidly rising HIV infection rates.
The results of a survey conducted by Action for AIDS of MSM (Men-who-have-Sex-with-Men) in Singapore reveal that almost 40% have had oral/anal sex for the first time with another guy by time they were 18 years of age and 60% said the Internet was the most common way of meeting sexual partners.