**Section 4**

**Virology and Epidemiology** 

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*Italy* 

**The SIALON Project: Report on HIV** 

**Among MSM in Six European Cities** 

*Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (The Hospital Trust of Verona), Coordinamento Regionale per il Management e la Progettazione Europea (Regional Coordination Centre for European Project Management), Veneto Region, Verona,* 

The following chapter describes the process and results of a survey conducted in six cities in Southern and Eastern Europe to obtain data on (i) the prevalence of HIV and Syphilis among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), (ii) sexual behaviour risk patterns of MSM and

The chapter describes how the survey was undertaken against a backdrop of evidence indicating a rising incidence of HIV infection in Europe and in the context of a gap in information on HIV incidence and prevalence amongst the MSM community which has

In this context, the methodology used for obtaining reliable information and data, represents a key factor in the process. The Time-Location Sampling (TLS) method has proven to be an effective means for gathering both behavioural and biological data in

The chapter provides a description of the implementation of TLS for epidemiological purposes and a summary of the main results of the survey which reveal (i) a high unawareness of HIV positive serostatus, (ii) a higher risk among younger people of obtaining the HIV infection due to their risk behaviour (e.g. unprotected anal intercourse)

Jean-Pierre Foschia2, Michele Breveglieri2, Martina Furegato2, Enrica Castellani2, Ruth Joanna Davis1,

*1Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (The Hospital Trust of Verona), Coordinamento Regionale* 

*3UO immunologia (Department of Pathology, Immunology), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona* 

*4UO immunologia (Department of Pathology, Microbiology), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata* 

*per il Management e la Progettazione Europea (Regional Coordination Centre for European Project* 

(iii) the determinants of access to Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) by MSM.

been identified as an at risk population for HIV infection.

hidden or hard to reach populations, such as MSM.

Lorenzo Gios1, Dunia Ramarli3 and Paola Coato4

*Management), Veneto Region, Verona, Italy 2ULSS20, Veneto Region, Verona, Italy* 

*(The Hospital Trust of Verona), Verona, Italy* 

*Verona (The Hospital Trust of Verona), Verona, Italy*

**1. Introduction** 

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**Prevalence and Risk Behaviour** 

Massimo Mirandola et al.\*
