Logan, L;
Fakoya, I;
Howarth, A;
Murphy, G;
Johnson, AM;
Rodger, AJ;
Burns, F;
(2019)
Combination prevention and HIV: a cross-sectional community survey of gay and bisexual men in London, October to December 2016.
Eurosurveillance
, 24
(25)
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.25.1800312.
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Abstract
Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk of HIV and are an important population to monitor and ameliorate combination prevention efforts. Aim: To estimate HIV prevalence and identify factors associated with frequent HIV testing (≥2 HIV tests in the last year) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among MSM in London. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, MSM recruited from 22 social venues provided oral-fluid samples for anonymous HIV antibody (Ab) testing and completed a questionnaire. Factors associated with frequent HIV testing and PrEP use were identified through logistic regression. Results: Of 767 men recruited, 545 provided an eligible oral specimen. Among these, 38 MSM (7.0%) were anti-HIV positive including five (13.2%; 5/38) who reported their status as negative. Condomless anal sex within the previous 3months was reported by 60.1% (412/685) men. Frequent HIV testing was associated with, in the past year, a reported sexually transmitted infection (adjusted odds ratio (AOR):5.05;95% confidence interval (CI):2.66–9.58) or ≥2 casual condomless partners (AOR 2–4 partners:3.65(95%CI: 1.87–7.10); AOR 5–10 partners:3.34(95%CI: 1.32–8.49). Age≥35yearswas related to less frequent HIV testing (AOR 35–44years:0.34(95%CI:0.16–0.72); AOR ≥45years:0.29 (95%CI:0.12–0.69). PrEP use in the past year was reported by 6.2% (46/744) of MSM and associated with ≥2 casual condomless sex partners (AOR:2.86; 95%CI: 1.17–6.98) or chemsex (AOR:2.31; 95%CI: 1.09–4.91). Conclusion: This bio-behavioural study of MSM found high rates of behaviours associated with increased risk of HIV transmission. Combination prevention, including frequent HIV testing and use of PrEP, remains crucial in London.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Combination prevention and HIV: a cross-sectional community survey of gay and bisexual men in London, October to December 2016 |
| Location: | Sweden |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.25.1800312 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.25.18... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence and indicate if changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10077089 |
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