Gay men who engage in group sex are at increased risk of HIV infection and onward transmission

Garrett P. Prestage; Jeff Hudson; Ian Down; Jack Bradley; Nick Corrigan; Michael Hurley; Andrew E. Grulich; David McInnes

doi:10.1007/s10461-008-9460-7

Gay men who engage in group sex are at increased risk of HIV infection and onward transmission

Garrett P. Prestage
, Jeff Hudson
, Ian Down
, Jack Bradley
, Nick Corrigan
, Michael Hurley
, Andrew E. Grulich
, David McInnes

School of Arts

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Abstract

Among 746 participants in the Three or More Study (TOMS) of gay men who engaged in group sex in the previous 6 months, 22.4% reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with any partners they did not know to be the same HIV serostatus as themselves. Not knowing oneself to be HIV-negative, not having a clear intention to use condoms, and more frequent group sex were independently associated with UAI. This study shows that gay men who engage in group sex represent an important priority for targeted HIV prevention activities and research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	724-730
Number of pages	7
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9460-7
Publication status	Published - 2009

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

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AIDS (disease)
gay men
group sex
unsafe sex

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Gay men who engage in group sex are at increased risk of HIV infection and onward transmission

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