Abstract
The current trend of HIV infection shows an increase in cases among men who have sex with men (MSM). Risk behavior in MSM has shown a high prevalence of moderate and worrying risk behaviors for HIV infection, including unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and drug use. This literature review aims to explore the effectiveness of Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC) interventions in reducing risk behaviors for HIV transmission to MSM. Articles discussed in this literature study were obtained from several databases using the keywords “personalized cognitive counseling," “men who have sex with men," and "risk behavior." Cognitive counseling interventions are effective in reducing episodes of anal intercourse. Adapted Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC) intervention also has been effective in reducing sexual risk behavior in drug users MSM. This intervention is possible and essential to developing in dealing with risk behavior in MSM that tends to increase in its population.
 
 Keywords: cognitive counseling, personalized cognitive counseling, men who have sex with men (MSM), risk behavior
Highlights
The epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a global health problem that is very complicated to date
According to UNAIDS, in 2016, 36.7 million people were living with HIV/AIDS spread in the world, with 1.8 million new infections and 1 million deaths (1)
While in 2017, there were 36.9 million people in the world lived with HIV/AIDS, 1.8 million new infections, and 940,000 people died from AIDS (2)
Summary
The epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a global health problem that is very complicated to date. According to UNAIDS, in 2016, 36.7 million people were living with HIV/AIDS spread in the world, with 1.8 million new infections and 1 million deaths (1). While in 2017, there were 36.9 million people in the world lived with HIV/AIDS, 1.8 million new infections, and 940,000 people died from AIDS (2). The trend of HIV infection shows new infections among men who have sex with men (MSM). Based on the behavior risk analysis of MSM, it showed only 26.0% of MSM who were at lower risk, 54.2% at moderate risk, and 20.0% at very high risk of HIV (3). The term MSM, such gay men who are culturally specific and personally meaningful as choices in describing their feelings, romantic attractions, and sexual behavior (4)
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