scholarly journals Stigma and outness about sexual behaviors among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Eswatini: a latent class analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Lyons ◽  
Shauna Stahlman ◽  
Claire Holland ◽  
Sosthenes Ketende ◽  
Lynn Van Lith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Profiles of Depressive Symptoms Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Mexico: A Latent Class Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Cerecero-Garcia ◽  
Heleen Vermandere ◽  
Ietza Bojorquez ◽  
José Gómez-Castro ◽  
José Arturo Sánchez-Ochoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health among HIV high-risk populations is not known. We assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) and explore the association with characteristics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an online survey among 881 men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) assessing the presence of DS using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10); results were compared with previously self-reported DS and national data. We applied latent class analysis (LCA) to identify classes of participants with similar COVID-19 related characteristics. The overall prevalence of significant DS was 53.3%. By LCA posterior probabilities we identified three classes: (1) minimal impact of COVID-19 (54.1%), (2) objective risk for COVID-19 (41.5%), and (3) anxiety and economic stress caused by COVID-19 (4.4%). Multivariate logistic regression showed that compared with those in class one, the odds to have significant DS were almost five times higher for those in class three. Our findings suggest high levels of depression among MSM and TGW in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the need for the provision of targeted psychological interventions to minimize the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health.

scholarly journals Perceived barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis use among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico: A latent class analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0221558
Author(s):  
Rudy Patrick ◽  
Jennifer Jain ◽  
Alicia Harvey-Vera ◽  
Shirley J. Semple ◽  
Gudelia Rangel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Hiv Negative

Latent class analysis of substance use among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: Findings from the Asian Internet MSM Sex Survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sin How Lim ◽  
Doug H. Cheung ◽  
Thomas E. Guadamuz ◽  
Chongyi Wei ◽  
Stuart Koe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men

Using Latent Class Analysis to Explore Subtypes of Youth Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Brown
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Person Centered Approach

Attempts to identify typologies of youth who have committed sexual offenses have been challenged by their overlapping characteristics with youth who have committed nonsexual crimes, as well as methodological limitations that make the results difficult to translate into direct practice. In the current study, a technical new way of identifying subtypes of these young people was proposed using latent class analysis, a person-centered approach that allows categorical subtypes to be revealed by the data rather than hypothesized differences based on individual factors. The indicators included in this analysis were sexual behaviors only, thereby eliminating any overlap with general delinquents. In a sample of 573 male youth between the ages of 11 and 20 ( M = 16.75, SD = 1.72), four unique classes were identified. Research implications are offered.

scholarly journals A Latent Class Analysis of Risk Factors for Acquiring HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Implementing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 597-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip A. Chan ◽  
Jennifer Rose ◽  
Justine Maher ◽  
Stacey Benben ◽  
Kristen Pfeiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Substance Use and Chemsex in MSM - A Latent Class Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 002204262110405
Author(s):  
Anne Deborah Scholz-Hehn ◽  
Sascha Milin ◽  
Bernd Schulte ◽  
Jens Reimer ◽  
Sven Buth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Hiv Seroconversion ◽  
Hiv Serostatus ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Stis And Hiv

Engagement in “chemsex” among men who have sex with men is associated with higher rates of STIs and HIV seroconversion as well as an increased mental health burden. MSM were recruited for an anonymous online survey. The survey included questions of substance use, consumption motives, sexual risk behavior, HIV serostatus, and psychological characteristics. A latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups based on the consumed substances. 597 MSM answered the questionnaire. The latent class analysis revealed four different clusters. Most men described the use of amyl nitrite and cannabis ( n = 370). One cluster consumed mainly MDMA, cocaine, and amphetamine ( n = 106) and another cluster used mainly chemsex-related drugs ( n = 43). A fourth cluster reported a range of consumed substances ( n = 78). This cluster reported higher rates of suicide attempts, STIs, and risk behaviors. Substances typically related to chemsex were consumed in a sexualized context to a relevant extent.

scholarly journals A latent class analysis of substance use and culture among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1424-1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiffer G. Card ◽  
Heather L. Armstrong ◽  
Allison Carter ◽  
Zishan Cui ◽  
Lu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Sex With Men
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