Cross-sectional survey comparing HIV risk behaviours of adolescent and young adult men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women in the US and Puerto Rico: Table 1

Few studies have examined sexual partnerships and HIV risk in diverse samples of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino adolescent and young adult men who have sex with men (YMSM), a group that have a high burden of HIV in the United States. A community–venue recruitment approach was used, which identified significant differences in HIV risk by sexual partner type among 1,215 YMSM. Those with casual partners had a higher number of sexual partners, had more sexually transmitted infections (STIs), were more likely to engage in transactional sex, and to use alcohol, marijuana, or other substances compared with those with main partners only. Among those with female sexual partners, many used condoms “every time” when engaging in vaginal sex with casual partners, but a sizable proportion “never/rarely” used condoms with their main partners. Our findings demonstrate a need for tailored HIV prevention education and counseling with necessary skills regarding consistent and correct condom use with all sexual partnerships.

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PrEP eligibility, HIV risk perception, and willingness to use PrEP among high-risk men who have sex with men in India: A cross-sectional survey

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540121.2021.1887801 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Venkatesan Chakrapani ◽

Peter A. Newman ◽

Murali Shunmugam ◽

Shruta Rawat ◽

Dicky Baruah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

High Risk ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hiv Risk Perception ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Willingness To Use

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Psychosocial Health Problems Associated with Increased HIV Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0058099 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. e58099 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Keshab Deuba ◽

Anna Mia Ekström ◽

Rachana Shrestha ◽

George Ionita ◽

Laxmi Bhatta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Behavior ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Psychosocial Health ◽

Health Problems ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sex With Men

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Predictors of provider recommendation for HPV vaccine among young adult men and women: findings from a cross-sectional survey: Table 1

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

10.1136/sextrans-2015-052088 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 92 (2) ◽

pp. 104-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Mary A Gerend ◽

Melissa A Shepherd ◽

Mia Liza A Lustria ◽

Janet E Shepherd

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Hpv Vaccine ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Adult Men

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HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e632382010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Nadine Nakamura ◽

Shirely J. Semple ◽

Steffanie A. Strathdee ◽

Thomas L. Patterson

Keyword(s):

Hiv Risk ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sex With Men

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Trends and differences in sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW): a repeated cross-sectional study in Melbourne, Australia

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037608 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e037608

Author(s):

Mario Martín-Sánchez ◽

Richard Case ◽

Christopher Fairley ◽

Jane S Hocking ◽

Catriona Bradshaw ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Centre ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Anal Sex ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Receptive Anal Sex ◽

Sex With Men

ObjectivesIn the 2010s, there has been an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Australia, and since 2015 also in urban heterosexuals. Men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) have characteristics that may differ from both men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and heterosexual men. We aimed to compare the sexual practices and the trends in HIV/STI positivity between MSMO and MSMW.DesignRepeated cross-sectional study.SettingA sexual health centre in Melbourne, Australia.ParticipantsMSM aged 18 years and above who attended the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for the first time between 2011 and 2018. This includes 12 795 MSMO and 1979 MSMW.Primary outcome measuresDemographic characterics, sexual practices and HIV/STI positivity.ResultsCompared with MSMW, MSMO were more likely to practice anal sex and to have condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners, and less likely to have a current regular relationship. Over the 8-year period, there was an increase in condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners for both groups (MSMO: from 46.2% to 63.3%, ptrend <0.001; MSMW: from 41.3% to 57.9%, ptrend=0.011). Syphilis positivity increased in MSMO (from 5.5% to 7.9%, ptrend=0.012) and MSMW (from 0.9% to 6.4%, ptrend=0.004) and HIV remained stable. Gonorrhoea increased among MSMO from 2011 to 2014 (from 6.7% to 9.6%, ptrend=0.002), and remained stable from 2015 to 2018. MSMO had higher odds of testing positive for gonorrhoea (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.36, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.64), chlamydia (aOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.67), syphilis (aOR 1.74, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.22) and HIV (aOR 4.60, 95% CI 2.43 to 8.70) than MSMW.ConclusionsMSMW have overall lower condomless sex and lower HIV/STI positivity. In the last years, changes in sexual practices in MSM have affected both MSMW and MSMO leading to an increased STI risk.

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Burden of caring for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia patients in Japan, the US, and EU: results from the National Health and Wellness Survey: a cross-sectional survey

Journal of Medical Economics ◽

10.1080/13696998.2021.1880801 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 266-278

Author(s):

Shinya Ohno ◽

Yirong Chen ◽

Hiroyuki Sakamaki ◽

Naoki Matsumaru ◽

Motoaki Yoshino ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

National Health ◽

Health And Wellness ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dementia Patients ◽

The Us ◽

Burden Of Caring

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COVID-19 and the Risk for Increased Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260521997454 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052199745

Author(s):

Rob Stephenson ◽

Tanaka M.D. Chavanduka ◽

Matthew T. Rosso ◽

Stephen P. Sullivan ◽

Renée A. Pitter ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Social Contact ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sex With Men ◽

First Time

Stay at home orders–intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by limiting social contact–have forced people to remain in their homes. The additional stressors created by the need to stay home and socially isolate may act as triggers to intimate partner violence (IPV). In this article, we present data from a recent online cross-sectional survey with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the United States to illustrate changes in IPV risks that have occurred during the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic. The Love and Sex in the Time of COVID-19 survey was conducted online from April to May 2020. GBMSM were recruited through paid banner advertisements featured on social networking platforms, recruiting a sample size of 696 GBMSM. Analysis considers changes in victimization and perpetration of IPV during the 3 months prior to the survey (March-May 2020) that represents the first 3 months of lockdown during the COVID-19 epidemic. During the period March-May 2020, 12.6% of participants reported experiencing any IPV with higher rates of emotional IPV (10.3%) than sexual (2.2%) or physical (1.8%) IPV. Of those who reported IPV victimization during lockdown, for almost half this was their first time experience: 5.3% reported the IPV they experienced happened for the first time during the past 3 months (0.8% physical, 2.13% sexual, and 3.3% emotional). Reporting of perpetration of IPV during lockdown was lower: only 6% reported perpetrating any IPV, with perpetration rates of 1.5% for physical, 0.5% for sexual, and 5.3% for emotional IPV. Of those who reported perpetration of IPV during lockdown, very small percentages reported that this was the first time they had perpetrated IPV: 0.9% for any IPV (0.2% physical, 0.2% sexual, and 0.6% emotional). The results illustrate an increased need for IPV resources for GBMSM during these times of increased stress and uncertainty, and the need to find models of resource and service delivery that can work inside of social distancing guidelines while protecting the confidentiality and safety of those who are experiencing IPV.

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