TableĀ 3

HIV prevalence and consistent condom use among MSM in Vietnam

LocationYearPopulationHIV prevalenceConsistent condom useReference
National2010MSMNo data72% (average)14
2009MSM5%No dataFridae MSM Sex Survey
2009MSM2%No Data1
Hanoi2009MSM/MSWMSW: 14.3%With5
MSM: 19.9%Consensual partners: 65%
Regular female partners: 32%
2009MSM3.8%No data1
2009MSW3%During anal sex acts: 65%12
2007MSM/MSWMSW: 29.1%MSW data only:20
MSM: 37.1%Receptive anal sex: 28.6%
Insertive anal sex: 52.6%
2006MSM9.4%With:10
Male consensual partners: 29%
Male clients: 33%
MSW: 24%
Female partners: 24%
Female clients: 19%
FSW***: 41%
Hai Phong2009MSM/MSWMSW: 14.8%No data5
MSM: 16.6%
Ho Chi Minh City2011MSW6.3%No data15
2010MSM16%During anal sex:11
Always: 29.7%
Almost always: 37.0%
2009MSM/MSWMSW: 16.4%With:5
MSM: 14.4%Consensual partners: 30%
Regular female partners: 24%
2009MSM9.4%No data1
2008MSMTotal: 8%With:Nguyen TA, Nguyen HT, Le, GT and Detels R. 2008
Transgender: 6.8%Casual partners: 50.9%
Non-transgender: 7%Regular partners: 34.2%
Bisexual: 13.5%Male sex workers: 57.9%
Sex worker: 33.3%Foreign partners: 58.1%
2006MSM5.3%With:10
Male consensual partners: 37%
Male clients: 51%
MSW: 32%
Female partners: 17%
Female clients: 40%
FSW: 47%
2005MSM5.8%40%Family Health International, 2005
Can Tho2009MSM/MSWMSW: 8.9%No data5
MSM: 5.0%
Khanh Hoa2008MSM0%Urban: 68%13
Rural: 58%
  • IBBS, Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey; FSW, female sex workers; MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, male sex workers.