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Patients were routinely screened for syphilis annually, and demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were extracted from the medical records. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed, and factors significantly associated with a syphilis diagnosis were assessed using multivariate logistic regression. During the period, 218 MSM were seen, age range 19\u201367\u00a0years, and median age 34.0\u00a0years. The prevalence of syphilis was 41.3% (90\/218), and 71.1% (64\/\/90) of these infections were asymptomatic. Multivariate analysis using logistic regression showed that MSM living with HIV in the 30\u201334 years old-age group (OR, 4.32; 95% CI, 1.04\u201318.02), and those with a previous history of treated syphilis (OR, 10.18; 95% CI, 4.60\u201322.53) were more likely to be diagnosed with syphilis. The prevalence of syphilis is high among MSM attending the HIV clinic in Trinidad, and most of these infections were asymptomatic; hence, targeted and sustained interventions to reduce syphilis transmission are urgently required. 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