[The HIV/AIDS epidemic among MSM and gay NGO activities in Japan].
The increase of the number of reports of the person with HIV and the patient with AIDS continues focusing on the Japanese MSM in 1996 and afterwards. Gay community centers have been set up to provide information about HIV/STI for gay community in Tokyo, Osaka Nagoya, and Fukuoka. The percentage of respondents undertaking HIV tests in the previous year was increasing. From now, it is important to support the activities of gay NGOs.
Graduate School of Nursing, Nagoya City University.
Seiichi
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Ichikawa
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D014838:Volunteers