scholarly journals Condom Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Male-to-Female Transgenders in Jakarta, Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iko Safika ◽  
Timothy P. Johnson ◽  
Young Ik Cho ◽  
Ignatius Praptoraharjo
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Club Drugs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Male To Female

This article examined differences in condom use during anal intercourse among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women in Jakarta, Indonesia. A cross-sectional design, structured interviews, and hierarchical linear modeling were used to examine condom use among MSM recruited from entertainment places (EPs; e.g., discotheques/dance clubs/karaoke bars), massage parlors (MPs), and among transgender women who congregated and/or sought sexual partners on streets/parks (S/P). The sample consisted of 91, 97, and 114 of MSM-EP, MSM-MP, and transgender-S/P, respectively. Respondents reported on 641 unique sexual partner encounters, which were “nested” within 302 respondents. Reported condom use was high, 66%, 84%, and 83% for MSM-EP, MSM-MP, and transgender-S/P, respectively, and varied across type of respondent. At the individual level, depressive symptoms and history of physical abuse during childhood and adulthood were associated with lower condom use ( p < .05). By contrast, having a higher level of education was associated with more condom use ( p < .05). At the partner level, condom use was associated with type of partners and the use of club drugs before sex. HIV-prevention efforts should take into account the multilevel determinants of condom use within these populations.

scholarly journals The Dynamic Trends of HIV Prevalence, Risks, and Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chongqing, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Zeng ◽  
Liangui Feng ◽  
Lin Ouyang ◽  
Rongrong Lu ◽  
Peng Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Consistent Condom ◽  
Sharp Drop ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Risks ◽  
Sex With Men

Objective. This study was to characterize the continuously changing trends of HIV prevalence, risks, sexual behaviors, and testing behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chongqing, China.Methods. Five consecutive cross-sectional surveys were conducted among MSM in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013. Testing for HIV and syphilis was performed, and HIV risks, sexual behavior, prevention, and HIV testing behavior were collected using the same questionnaire.Results. HIV prevalence increased from 13.0% to 19.7% from 2006 to 2013 (P=0.004), with an increase of 1.0% per year. Syphilis prevalence peaked in 2008 with a positive rate of 11.6% and then experienced a sharp drop to 2.8% in 2012 and 2.9% in 2013. Percentage of those who ever received HIV testing in the last year increased from 17.0% to 43.3% (P<0.001); condom use at the last anal intercourse and reported consistent condom use in the last 6 months increased from 51.8% to 71.0% (P<0.001) and from 24.7% to 47.9% (P<0.001), respectively.Conclusions. HIV continued to spread among MSM in Chongqing even when a decline in prevalence of syphilis and increase in awareness rate, condom use, and HIV testing seeking behaviors seemed to occur.

Uterine Transplantation in Male to Female Transgender Women; A Cross-Sectional Survey Assessing Perceptions, Acceptability and Demand

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Jones ◽  
Abirami Rajamanoharan ◽  
Saaliha Vali ◽  
Nicola Jane Williams ◽  
Srdjan Saso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgender Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Uterine Transplantation ◽  
Male To Female

Factors Associated with Condom Use in Anal Intercourse Among Spanish Men Who Have Sex with Men: Proposal for an Explanatory Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Morell-Mengual ◽  
M. Dolores Gil-Llario ◽  
Olga Fernádez-García ◽  
Rafael Ballester-Arnal
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Explanatory Model ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Binge drinking concurrent with anal intercourse and condom use among men who have sex with men

AIDS Care ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1566-1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Rowe ◽  
Todd Liou ◽  
Eric Vittinghoff ◽  
Philip O. Coffin ◽  
Glenn-Milo Santos
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals HAV infection in Brazilian men who have sex with men: The importance of surveillance to avoid outbreaks

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256818
Author(s):  
Lisie Souza Castro ◽  
Grazielli Rocha de Rezende ◽  
Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes ◽  
Larissa Melo Bandeira ◽  
Gabriela Alves Cesar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Hepatitis A Virus ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Antibody Testing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Monthly Household Income ◽  
Sex With Men

Background Hepatitis A is a fecal-oral infection caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) have been reported as target groups for HAV infection. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence, risk factors, and circulating strains associated with HAV infection among MSM and TW in Central Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2011 to September 2013. Serum samples were collected from 425 individuals for anti-HAV antibody testing and HAV molecular characterization. Of them, 149 (35.1%) participants were self-identified as transgender women. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the risk factors of HAV seropositivity. Results The seroprevalence of HAV exposure was 69.7% (95% Confidence Interval: 65.3–74.0%). Serological evidence of HAV was significantly higher in participants who self-identified as transgender women (83.2%) than MSM (62.3%). Increasing age, non-white race, and lower monthly household income were independently associated with HAV exposure among MSM. Only lower monthly household income was independently associated with HAV exposure among TW. One anti-HAV IgM positive sample, from a transgender woman (0.2%), was detected and classified as subgenotype IA. Conclusions High HAV prevalence was observed, markedly among TW. Considering the risky sexual behaviors this population is exposed to, HAV vaccination and prevention programs targeting this population should be considered to prevent outbreaks and the burden of the disease.

scholarly journals Using structural equation modelling to characterise multilevel socioecological predictors and mediators of condom use among transgender women and cisgender men who have sex with men in the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. e002463
Author(s):  
Arjee Restar ◽  
Adedotun Ogunbajo ◽  
Alexander Adia ◽  
Jennifer Nazareno ◽  
Laufred Hernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Hiv Services ◽  
Sex With Men

BackgroundRisks for condomless sex among transgender women and cisgender men who have sex with men (trans-WSM and cis-MSM, respectively) in the Philippines, where HIV recently became a national public health crisis, are shaped and exacerbated by various risk factors across multiple levels.MethodsBetween June 2018 and August 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional online study with 318 trans-WSM and cis-MSM respondents from Manila and Cebu cities. Structural equational modelling procedures were performed to determine direct, indirect and overall effects between condom use and latent variables across multiple socioecological levels: personal (ie, condom self-efficacy), social (ie, social capital), environmental (ie, barriers to condom and HIV services) and structural (ie, structural violence, antidiscrimination policies).ResultsAdjusted for gender, age, location and income, our model showed that: (1) all latent variables at the structural and environmental levels were significantly positively associated with each other (all ps<0.05); (2) barriers to condom and HIV services were significantly negatively associated with social capital (p<0.001) as well as condom self-efficacy (p<0.001); and (3) there were significantly positive associations between social capital and condom self-efficacy (p<0.001), and between condom self-efficacy and condom use (p<0.001). Moreover, social capital and condom self-efficacy fully mediated and buffered the negative effects between environmental and structural barriers and condom use.ConclusionThis is the first known study pointing to multiple relationships and pathways across multiple socioecological levels that can potentially be leveraged for future interventions aimed at improving condom use among Filipinx trans-WSM and cis-MSM. Such interventions should be multicomponent and build and/or strengthen social capital and condom self-efficacy, as well as intentionally target prominent structural and environmental barriers to condom use.

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