Title |
Comfort Relying on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment as Prevention for Condomless Sex: Results of an Online Survey of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men
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Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, March 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s10461-018-2097-2 |
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Authors |
Martin Holt, Bridget L. Draper, Alisa E. Pedrana, Anna L. Wilkinson, Mark Stoové |
Abstract |
HIV-negative and untested gay and bisexual men from Victoria, Australia (n = 771) were surveyed during August-September 2016 about their comfort having condomless sex with casual male partners in scenarios in which pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or treatment as prevention were used. Men not using PrEP were most comfortable with the idea of condomless sex with HIV-negative partners (31%), followed by partners using PrEP (23%). PrEP users were more comfortable with the idea of condomless sex with these partner types (64 and 72%, respectively). Very few men not taking PrEP were comfortable with condomless sex with HIV-positive partners (3%), even with undetectable viral loads (6%). PrEP users were more comfortable with condomless sex with HIV-positive partners (29%), and those with undetectable viral loads (48%). Being on PrEP, having recent condomless sex with casual partners or a HIV-positive regular partner were independently associated with comfort having condomless sex. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 67% |
United States | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 2 | 67% |
Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 56 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 18% |
Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
Researcher | 4 | 7% |
Other | 3 | 5% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 5% |
Other | 6 | 11% |
Unknown | 24 | 43% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 7% |
Unknown | 28 | 50% |