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Stress and Depression Are Associated with Sexual Function and Satisfaction in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Prior research suggests that better mental health and higher relationship quality are associated with better sexual function and satisfaction. Such...
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Perspectives of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men on PrEP Adherence and Peer Navigation: A Qualitative Study
HIV incidence is disproportionately high among young cisgender men who have sex with men (YMSM), but YMSM are less likely than adults to use HIV...
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Sexual Compulsivity Mediates the Association Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Condom Use Resistance Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women
Despite the continued prevalence of HIV and condoms’ proven effectiveness in HIV prevention, many young men continue to engage in condom use...
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Social, Structural, Behavioral, and Clinical Barriers Influencing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South: A Qualitative Update to a 2016 Study
Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing HIV. Despite its promise, PrEP use is low, especially among young...
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HIV-Related Stigma and Treatment Adherence Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Crystal Meth in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City
Internationally, HIV-related stigma and crystal methamphetamine (meth) use have been described as barriers to treatment adherence among gay,...
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Characterizing Drug use Typologies and Their Association with Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Latent Class Analysis Among Men who have Sex with Men in Mexico
IntroductionDrug use behaviors are closely associated with increased risk for HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men (MSM) globally. Less...
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Homoprejudiced Violence Experiences and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Depression Severity and Recreational Drug Usage as Potential Mediators
Homoprejudiced violence is a type of aggression against an individual or a community based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. It may be...
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The Best Predictor of Future Behavior May Be the Past: Exploring Behavior Change in Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Netherlands
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use prevents HIV transmission, and may lead to changes in sexual behavior. We aimed to explore sexual behavior over...
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Men Who Have Sex with Both Men and Women in West Africa: Factors Associated with a High Behavioral Risk of Acquiring HIV from Male Partners and Transmission to Women (CohMSM ANRS 12324—Expertise France)
HIV is highly prevalent in men who have sex with men (MSM) in West Africa. Many MSM in the region also have sex with women (MSMW). Accordingly, they...
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Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Experienced by Young Adult Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
Men who have sex with men (MSM) experience high prevalence of sexual violence (SV), and SV has well-documented effects on health. Research gaps are...
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Sexting Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Roles of Sensation-Seeking, Gay Identity, and Muscularity Ideal
Prior studies found that sexting was associated with risky sexual activities and that men who have sex with men (MSM) engaged in more frequent...
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Performer Roles and Behaviors in Dyadic Sexually Explicit Media Featuring Men Who Have Sex with Men
Heterosexual gender roles are not directly relevant to gay romantic relationships, but gay men often take on different relationship roles depending...
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Barriers and Facilitators to, and Experience of, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Mixed-Methods Study
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may be incorporated into HIV prevention services for men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a...
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"I Can’t Take This Shitty Quarantine Anymore": Sexual Behavior and PrEP Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic affected sexual behavior and use of HIV prevention methods among young transgender women (YTGW) and...
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Patterns of Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Other Genital Infections in Women Who Have Sex with Women Only (WSWO), Women Who Have Sex with Men Only (WSMO) and Women Who Have Sex with Men and Women (WSMW): Findings from a Sexual Health Clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2011–2019
Despite rises in sexually transmitted infection (STI) notifications among Australian women in the last decade, limited STI surveillance data exist...
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Adverse childhood experiences, sexual minority stigma, social support and depressive symptoms among Chinese men who have sex with men: A moderated mediation modelling analysis
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of depression. This study explores the mediation mechanism between ACEs, sexual minority stigma and...
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The Impact of First UK-Wide Lockdown (March–June 2020) on Sexual Behaviors in Men and Gender Diverse People Who Have Sex with Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey
The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in strict social distancing measures restricting close physical contact. Men (cis and trans) and other gender...
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PrEP in the Context of Other HIV Risk Reduction Strategies Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from the Flash! PrEP in Europe Survey
Combination HIV prevention covers a range of biomedical, behavioral, and socio-structural interventions. Despite the growing availability of...
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Exploring Contextual Differences for Sexual Role Strain Among Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lima, Peru
Sexual and gender politics inform relational expectations surrounding sexual experiences of Peruvian transgender women (TW) and men who have sex with...
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Associations Between Social Capital and HIV Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan
Social capital has been positively associated with reduced HIV risk. However, few studies have investigated if associations vary between men who have...