ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Acceptable interventions to reduce syphilis transmission among high-risk men who have sex with men in Los Angeles.
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- Acceptability and feasibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial STIs: a systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Perceptions and Experiences of Internet-Based Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Equality in sexual health promotion: a systematic review of effective interventions for black and minority ethnic men who have sex with men.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
- How does online postal self-sampling (OPSS) shape access to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A qualitative study of service users.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Examining the impacts of a syphilis awareness campaign among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023Article
- Simple-to-use nomogram for predicting the risk of syphilis among MSM in Guangdong Province: results from a serial cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- An Investigation of Early Syphilis Among Men Who have Sex with Men: Alaska, 2018: Findings from a 2018 Rapid Ethnographic Assessment.Journal of community health · 2021Article
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- Context-Appropriate Interventions to Prevent Syphilis: A Narrative Review.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Review
- Expanding syphilis testing: a scoping review of syphilis testing interventions among key populations.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2018Article
- As through a glass, darkly: the future of sexually transmissible infections among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.Sexual health · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined perceptions of and attitudes toward existing and potential syphilis interventions, including case management and Web-based programs, to increase syphilis testing among high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM).
methodsBetween October 2010 and June 2011, we conducted in-depth interviews with 19 MSM in Los Angeles, California, with repeat early syphilis infections (primary, secondary, and early latent syphilis) within the previous 5 years. We analyzed the interviews inductively to determine the most acceptable potential interventions.
resultsExperiences with health department and community-based standard of care case management were generally positive. The most popular interventions among respondents included a Web site providing information on syphilis and syphilis testing, automated Web reminders to test, being paid to test, free online home testing kits, and preexposure prophylactic medication. Respondents' beliefs that they would continue to practice high-risk sexual behaviors reinforced their reasons for wanting increased accessibility and convenient testing strategies.
conclusionsPublic health officials should consider participant responses to potential interventions for syphilis, which suggest that high-risk MSM would consider testing more often or using other interventions.
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