HIV prevalence among MSM in MENA as reported by studies with well-defined methodologies.

These studies present the best available evidence on the prevalence of HIV among MSM as most of them are integrated bio-behavioral surveillance surveys and use state of the art sampling methodologies for hidden and hard to reach populations. A description of the different sampling methodologies displayed in the table can be found in Table S6. All studies were cross-sectional by design.aSample proportion.bAverage of different cities (range).cBanthas: biological males with a male gender identity; Giryas: husbands of hijras; Hijras and khusras: transgender people; Khotkis: biological males who dress as men but have “female souls” and feminized traits.CS, one-stage cluster sampling; CvS, convenient sampling; RDS, respondent-driven sampling; SBS: snow-ball sampling.