ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2016
HIV Community Viral Load and Factors Associated With Elevated Viremia Among a Community-Based Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vancouver, Canada.
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- Characteristics of the HIV cascade of care and unsuppressed viral load among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men living with HIV across Canada's three largest cities.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Analysis of HIV Risk and Substance Use Patterns for Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men Only.Journal of bisexuality · 2021Article
- Loneliness and self-rated physical health among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Cessation or Reduction of Methamphetamine Use among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (gbMSM) in Vancouver Canada.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- Generational differences in sexual behaviour and partnering among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.The Canadian journal of human sexuality · 2019Article
- HIV leadership programming attendance is associated with PrEP and PEP awareness among young, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.BMC public health · 2019Observational
- A longitudinal analysis of cannabis use and mental health symptoms among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.Journal of affective disorders · 2019Article
- HIV Testing Among a Representative Community Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
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backgroundWe developed estimates of community viral load (VL) and risk factors for unsuppressed VL from a cross-sectional study of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vancouver, Canada.
methodsMSM were recruited from February 25, 2012 to February 28, 2014 using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Participants completed a computer-assisted self-interview questionnaire and a nurse-administered point-of-care HIV test. For HIV-positive participants, we conducted VL and CD4 cell counts. We used RDS-weighted analysis to obtain population estimates of key variables and multivariable logistic regression to examine factors associated with having a VL of ≥200 copies per milliliter among HIV-positive participants.
resultsWe recruited 719 participants, of whom 119 (16.6%) were seeds. Our estimate of the population prevalence of HIV was 23.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 15.8% to 31.0%] after RDS adjustments. We estimated that 18.6% (95% CI: 8.8% to 30.4%) of HIV-positive MSM in Vancouver had a VL of ≥200 copies per milliliter. Having an unsuppressed VL was associated with non-white ethnicity [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.34; 95% CI: 1.67 to 11.1], an annual income of <$15,000 CAD (AOR = 6.43; 95% CI: 2.08 to 19.9), using gamma-hydroxy butyrate in the previous 6 months (AOR = 4.85; 95% CI: 1.79 to 13.2), unprotected anal intercourse with a known HIV-negative or an unknown serostatus partner (AOR = 3.13; 95% CI: 1.10 to 8.90), and disclosing one's HIV serostatus ≥50% of the time (AOR = 7.04; 95% CI: 1.01 to 49.1).
conclusionDespite a high prevalence of HIV, we estimated that a small proportion of HIV-positive MSM have undiagnosed HIV and unsuppressed VL. Our results highlight the importance of continued work to address health inequities using a framework based on social determinants of health.
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