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2016-10-25Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3759-5
HIV risk perception and testing behaviours among men having sex with men (MSM) reporting potential transmission risks in the previous 12 months from a large online sample of MSM living in Germany
dc.contributor.authorMarcus, Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorGassowski, Martyna
dc.contributor.authorDrewes, Jochen
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T19:26:18Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T19:26:18Z
dc.date.created2016-10-25
dc.date.issued2016-10-25none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reXnyO1iKfNV/PDF/26pyk3dMVRksw.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/2451
dc.description.abstractBackground: HIV testing and serostatus awareness are essential to implement biomedical strategies (treatment as prevention; oral chemoprophylaxis), and for effective serostatus-based behaviours (HIV serosorting; strategic positioning). The analysis focuses on the associations between reported sexual risks, the perceived risk for HIV infection, and HIV testing behaviour in order to identify the most relevant barriers for HIV test uptake among MSM living in Germany. Methods: MSM were recruited to a nationwide anonymous online-survey in 2013 on MSM social networking/dating sites. Questions covered testing behaviours, reasons for testing decisions, and HIV risk perception (5-point scale). Additional questions addressed arguments in favour of home/ home collection testing (HT). Using descriptive statistics and logistic regression we compared men reporting recent HIV testing (RT; previous 12 month) with men never tested (NT) in a subsample not previously diagnosed with HIV and reporting ≥2 episodes of condomless anal intercourse (CLAI) with a non-steady partner of unknown HIV serostatus in the previous 12 months. Results: The subsample consisted of 775 RT (13 % of RT) and 396 NT (7 % of NT). The number of CLAI episodes in the last 12 months with non-steady partners of unknown HIV status did not differ significantly between the groups, but RT reported significantly higher numbers of partners (>5 AI partners: 65 vs. 44 %). While perceived risks regarding last AI were comparable between the groups, 49vs. 30 % NT wereeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectMen having sex with men (MSM)eng
dc.subjectRisk perceptioneng
dc.subjectHIV testingeng
dc.subjectRisk behavioureng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleHIV risk perception and testing behaviours among men having sex with men (MSM) reporting potential transmission risks in the previous 12 months from a large online sample of MSM living in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10047318
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-016-3759-5
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2376
local.edoc.container-titleBMC Public Health
local.edoc.fp-subtypeArtikel
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-3759-5
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameBioMedCentral
local.edoc.container-volume16
local.edoc.container-issue1111
local.edoc.container-year2016

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