PRiSM: HIV Prevalence and Risk behavioural Survey of Men who have Sex with Men in Hong Kong 2011
August 31, 2012

PRiSM: HIV Prevalence and Risk Behavioural Survey of Men who have Sex with Men in Hong Kong 2011 (Fact Sheet)

Organized as a regular public health surveillance programme to track the epidemic and inform intervention, the third round of PRiSM was conducted from July 2011 to February 2012.

Men having sex with men (MSM) has continued or emerged to account for a significant proportion of newly acquired HIV infection in countries around the world and also in Hong Kong. The first and second PRiSM was launched in 2006 and 2008 which revealed a HIV prevalence of 4.05% and 4.31% respectively. Organized as a regular public health surveillance programme to track the epidemic and inform intervention, the third round of PRiSM was conducted from July 2011 to February 2012.

Organizations:

Department of Health - Hong Kong

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