Integrated Biological-Behavioral Surveillance among Most-at-Risk Groups in Indonesia 2007: Men who have Sex with Men (Fact Sheet)

Recent regional analyses indicate that unprotected sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) is making an important and at least in some cases growing contribution to HIV/AIDS epidemics in many Asian countries. The 2007 IBBS collected behavioral data from MSM in six cities – Medan, Batam, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Malang, and biological data in three cities – Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. This summary presents the key findings from the IBBS with regard to MSM.