Table 2 Studies reporting AGWs in men

East Africa

Grijsen et al., 2008 [24]

Kenya

^§Baseline of a prospective cohort study

Men at high-risk for HIV infection

536

27 (24–33)

9/500 (1.8)

21.0

Smith et al., 2010 [45]

Kenya

^§Baseline of RCT³ on male circumcision

HIV negative sexually active men

2168

20 (19–28)

12/2168 (0.6) Overall 10/1089 (0.9) HIV + 2/1079 ( 0.2) HIV-

Tobian et al., 2012 [46]

Uganda

^†Cross-sectional

Heterosexual men

1399

15-49

23/1399 (1.6)^a Overall 16/421 (3.8)^a HIV + 7/978 (0.7)^a HIV –

Central and South Africa

Le Bacq et al., 1993 [31]

Zimbabwe

^§Cross-sectional

New STD clinic attendees

319

39/319 (12.2)

61.0

Maher et al. 1995 [32]

Malawi

^§Cross-sectional

In-patient male patients in general medical care

62

39 (20–90)

3/62 (4.8)

Machekano et al., 2000 [47]

Zimbabwe

^§Baseline of prospective cohort study

Male factory workers who reported symptoms of STDs

374

22/374 (6.0)

20

Müller et al., 2010 [48]

South Africa

^§Cross-sectional

Heterosexual men attending sexual health services

214

29.8 ± 7.5

108/214 (50.5)

49.5

West Africa

Okesola et al., 2000 [40]

Nigeria

^§Cross-sectional

STD² clinic attendees

1,373

17-74

4.1

Wade et al., 2005 [49]

Senegal

^§Cross sectional

Men who have sex with men

463

18-52

13/463 (2.8)

18.1

21.5% Overall 0.5% HIV-2 2 2.9% HIV-1 & HIV-