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ArticleAIDS and behavior2017

Seroadaptive Strategies of Gay & Bisexual Men (GBM) with the Highest Quartile Number of Sexual Partners in Vancouver, Canada.

Kiffer G Card, Nathan J Lachowsky, Zishan Cui, Paul Sereda, Ashleigh Rich, Jody Jollimore, Terry Howard, Robert Birch, Allison Carter, Julio Montaner and 3 more

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kiffer G CardBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Nathan J LachowskyBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada. nlachowsky@cfenet.ubc.ca.
Zishan CuiBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Paul SeredaBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Ashleigh RichBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Jody JollimoreBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Terry HowardBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Robert BirchDepartment of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Allison CarterBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Julio MontanerBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
David MooreBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Robert S HoggBC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 505-1200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C7, Canada.
Eric Abella RothDepartment of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
AIDS Vancouver · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Victoria · CAPositive Living Society of British Columbia · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV & AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) in BCR01DA036307 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · PI MONTANER, JULIO SERGIO GONZALEZ · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
HAART optimism, drug use and risky sexual behavior among MSM in British Columbia.R01DA031055 · NIDA · SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY · PI HOGG, ROBERT S · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA031055NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA036307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite continued research among men with more sexual partners, little information exists on their seroadaptive behavior. Therefore, we examined seroadaptive anal sex strategies among 719 Vancouver gay and bisexual men (GBM) recruited using respondent-driven sampling. We provide descriptive, bivariable, and multivariable adjusted statistics, stratified by HIV status, for the covariates of having ≥7 male anal sex partners in the past 6 months (Population fourth quartile versus <7). Sensitivity Analysis were also performed to assess the robustness of this cut-off. Results suggest that GBM with more sexual partners are more likely to employ seroadaptive strategies than men with fewer partners. These strategies may be used in hopes of offsetting risk, assessing needs for subsequent HIV testing, and balancing personal health with sexual intimacy. Further research is needed to determine the efficacy of these strategies, assess how GBM perceive their efficacy, and understand the social and health impacts of their widespread uptake.

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Risk Reduction BehaviorSexual PartnersAdultBisexualityCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV SerosortingHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk-TakingSexual and Gender MinoritiesSurveys and QuestionnairesGay and bisexual menHighly sexually active menHIVSeroadaptiveStrength-based

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PMCPMC5329166
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