P04.22 Sex partner meeting places over time among newly hiv diagnosed men who have sex with men (msm) in baltimore, maryland

Abstract

outcomes, and interviewer-administered alcohol consumption questions, at age 26, 32 and 38 years. Results Response level was >90% at each assessment. At 38, drinking before or during sex in the previous year was common (8.2% of men; 14.6% of women reported "usually/always"), and unwanted consequences were reported by 13.5% of men and 11.9% of women, including regretted sex or failure to use contraception or condoms. Frequent heavy drinkers were more likely to "use alcohol to make it easier to have sex" and regret partner choice, particularly women. Heavy drinking frequency was strongly associated with partner numbers for men and women at 32, but only for women at 38. Significantly higher odds of STIs amongst the heaviest drinking men, and TOPs amongst the heaviest drinking women were seen at 32-38. Conclusion Alcohol involvement in sex continues beyond young adulthood where it has been well documented, and is common at 38. Women appear to be more affected than men, and heavy drinking is associated with poorer outcomes for both. Improving sexual health and wellbeing throughout the life course needs to take account of the role of alcohol in sexual behaviour.

Overlapping Transmission Networks of Early Syphilis and/or Newly HIV Diagnosed Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Opportunities for Optimizing Public Health Interventions

“…In addition, it is notable that the majority of nominated sex partner meeting places (53.1%) were online venues. Our prior work showed increasing trends in nominations of online sex partner meeting places, but also suggested that physical places remained important and highly connected to online spaces [22,34]. Our current work suggests that sex partner meeting venues are dynamic and for MSM, may be increasingly online.…”

“…Venues were classified into six typologies: internet/app (i.e. online), bar/club, street/park/neighborhood, market/mall, or other [34]. Venues were also classified based on the diagnoses of the individuals reporting the venue.…”

There’s an App for That: Using Geosocial Networking Apps to Access Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and other MSM at Risk for HIV

“…Recently, online spaces have increasingly been used by MSM for social and sexual networking 8,9 especially among young MSM. 10 Geo-social networking apps (GSN apps) have become particularly popular.…”

“…8,11 From 2010 to 2015, nomination of internet-based venues as sex partner meeting places in partner services interview (eg, websites, social media platforms, and geosocial networking [GSN] applications) increased from 21% to 43% among MSM in Baltimore diagnosed with syphilis and/or HIV; GSN apps specifically increased from 5% to 26% during that time. 9 In 2015, GSN apps accounted for 60% of all internet-based venues reported by newly diagnosed HIV-infected MSM. These findings suggest that GSN apps could be virtual spaces connected to ongoing HIV/STI transmission networks, which could place users at risk of acquisition and be important access points for outreach activities prioritizing at-risk populations.…”

Partner meeting venue typology and sexual risk behaviors among French men who have sex with men

“…In addition, as technology advances and the use of online venues to meet sex partners continues to proliferate, 15 especially among MSM, 16 it is crucial to understand how online and offline venues differ, and how these different venues influence sexual health outcomes. This understanding is essential to better inform behavioral interventions to attenuate HIV transmission among MSM.…”