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ArticlePloS one2014

Australian gay and bisexual men's attitudes to HIV treatment as prevention in repeated, national surveys, 2011-2013.

Martin Holt, Toby Lea, Dean A Murphy, Jeanne Ellard, Marsha Rosengarten, Susan C Kippax, John B F De Wit

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Martin HoltCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Toby LeaCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Dean A MurphyCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Jeanne EllardAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Marsha RosengartenCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Susan C KippaxSocial Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
John B F De WitCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAssess the acceptability of HIV treatment as prevention and early antiretroviral treatment among gay and bisexual men in Australia and any changes in attitudes over time.

methodsNational, online, cross-sectional surveys of gay and bisexual men were repeated in 2011 and 2013. Changes in attitudes to HIV treatment over time were assessed with multivariate analysis of variance. The characteristics of men who agreed that HIV treatment prevented transmission and thought that early treatment was necessary were identified with multivariate logistic regression.

resultsIn total, 2599 HIV-negative, untested and HIV-positive men participated (n = 1283 in 2011 and n = 1316 in 2013). Attitudes changed little between 2011 and 2013; most participants remained sceptical about the preventative benefits of HIV treatment. In 2013, only 2.6% of men agreed that HIV treatment prevented transmission; agreement was associated with being HIV-positive, having an HIV-positive regular partner, and having received HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. In contrast, 71.8% agreed that early antiretroviral treatment is necessary; younger men were more likely and HIV-positive men and participants with HIV-positive partners were much less likely to agree with this.

conclusionsPromoting the individual health benefits of HIV treatment rather than its preventative benefits remains more acceptable to Australian gay and bisexual men.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePost-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultAustraliaBisexualityCross-Sectional StudiesHealth SurveysHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMenMultivariate AnalysisRisk-TakingSexual PartnersUnsafe Sex

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PMCPMC4227707

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