Results: Ten population size estimates were calculated for people who inject drugs, female sex workers, men who have sex with other men, and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in six different cities in Morocco. Methods: Successive sampling-population size estimation (SS-PSE) along with network size imputation allows population size estimates to be made without relying on separate studies or additional data (as in network scale-up, multiplier, and capture–recapture methods), which may be biased. Estimating the total size of these populations is of great interest to national and international organizations however, reliable measures of population size often do not exist. Future research should continue to explore these differences, while policies and programs should note these differences to best allocate resources in providing social and health services to these populations.Background: Respondent-driven sampling is used worldwide to estimate the population prevalence of characteristics, such as HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in hard-to-reach populations.
We found distinct and important differences between migrants depending on whether they come from francophone versus anglophone countries and whether they were male or female. Female migrants also had statistically significantly higher percentages of ever testing for HIV and HIV testing and receiving results in the past year compared to males. Females were found to have HIV infection rates three times higher and past year sexually transmitted infection signs and symptoms more than two times higher than their male counterparts. Roughly 3 % of francophone and anglophone migrants were infected with HIV, whereas a statistically significantly higher percentage of francophone (2.8 %), compared to anglophone (0.3 %), migrants were infected with syphilis. Analysis was conducted to evaluate differences between the two samples and between females and males within each sample using the successive sampling estimator in RDS Analyst. Two surveys using respondent driven sampling were conducted in 2013 among males and females, ≥18 years, originating from sub-Saharan African countries and living and/or working in an irregular administrative situation in Rabat and residing at least 3 months in Morocco. Recently included among the most vulnerable populations cited in the Morocco National Strategic Plans on HIV/TB for 2012–2016, sub-Saharan Africa migrants living in an irregular administrative situation participated in a survey to provide baseline data about their socio-demographic, sexual and HIV testing behaviors and HIV and syphilis prevalence. Morocco has experienced a dramatic increase of migration from sub-Sahara Africa during the past decade. Johnston, Lisa Oumzil, Hicham El Rhilani, Houssine Latifi, Amina Bennani, Aziza Alami, Kamal
Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and.
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