Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women: Results from a Bio-behavioural Survey in 13 European Cities
Por:
Mirandola, M, Gios, L, Sherriff, N, Pachankis, J, Toskin, I, Ferrer, L, Dias, S, Velicko, I, Stanekova, D, Caplinskas, S, Naseva, E and Niedzwiedzka-Stadnik, M
Publicada:
1 oct 2017
Resumen:
Within the MSM population, men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) are identified as a high-risk group both worldwide and in Europe. In a multi-centred bio-behavioural cross-sectional study, we aimed to assess the relationship(s) between socio-demographic factors, stigma, sexual behavioural patterns, test seeking behaviour and sero-status amongst MSMW. A multi-level analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with being MSMW versus Men who have Sex with Men Only (MSMO). A total of 4901 MSM were enrolled across the 13 study sites. Participants were categorised as MSMW in the 12.64% of the cases. Factors such as educational status, perceived homonegativity, testing facilities knowledge and HIV testing lifetime seem to be relevant factors when characterising the MSMW group. The results highlight the vulnerability of MSMW and the wide spectrum of risky behavioural and psycho-social patterns, particularly in terms of HIV testing, 'outness', and perceived stigma.
Filiaciones:
Mirandola, M:
Verona Univ Hosp, Veneto Reg Dept Hlth, CReMPE Reg Coordinat Ctr European Project Managem, Verona, Italy
Univ Verona, Infect Dis Sect, Dept Diagnost & Publ Hlth, Ple LA Scuro 10, I-37134 Verona, Italy
Gios, L:
Verona Univ Hosp, Veneto Reg Dept Hlth, CReMPE Reg Coordinat Ctr European Project Managem, Verona, Italy
Sherriff, N:
Univ Brighton, Ctr Hlth Res, Brighton, E Sussex, England
Pachankis, J:
Yale Univ, Yale Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Chron Dis Epidemiol, Social & Behav Sci Div, New Haven, CT USA
Toskin, I:
WHO, Dept Reprod Hlth & Res, Geneva, Switzerland
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Generalitat Catalunya, Dept Salut, Ctr Estudis Epidemiol Infecc Transmissio Sexual &, Barcelona, Spain
CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Dias, S:
Univ Nova Lisboa, GHTM, IHMT, Lisbon, Portugal
Velicko, I:
Publ Hlth Agcy Sweden, Dept Monitoring & Evaluat, Solna, Sweden
Stanekova, D:
Slovak Med Univ, NRC HIV Aids, Bratislava, Slovakia
Caplinskas, S:
Mykolas Romeris Univ, Ctr Communicable Dis & AIDS, Vilnius, Lithuania
Naseva, E:
Med Univ Sofia, Fac Publ Hlth, Sofia, Bulgaria
Niedzwiedzka-Stadnik, M:
Natl Inst Hyg, Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Warsaw, Poland
Green Published, Green Accepted, Green Submitted
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