Trial reportSexually transmitted diseases2017
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Rectal and Urethral Sexually Transmitted Infections From Self-Collected Samples Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Participating in the Keep It Up! 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Gonorrhoea: a systematic review of prevalence reporting globally.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021.MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports · 2021Guideline
- Biomedical and Behavioral Outcomes of Keep It Up!: An eHealth HIV Prevention Program RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Trial
- A Scoping Review of Approaches to Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening for Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States.Nursing for women's health · 2025Article
- Community-Based Organizations' Approaches to Recruitment and Retention for a Digital HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Sexual behavior stigma and HIV/STI biospecimen self-collection among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other sexually minoritized men in the United States.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Asymptomatic Rectal Bacterial Pathogens Show Large Prospective Relationships With HIV Incidence in a Cohort of Young Sexual and Gender Minorities: Implications for STI Screening and HIV Prevention.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- Examining inequities in rates of undiagnosed HIV and rectal STIs in a large nationwide cohort study of sexual minority men.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional assessment of determinants of STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Article
- Molecular screening in a longitudinal cohort of young men who have sex with men and young transgender women: associations with focus on the emerging sexually transmitted pathogenSexually transmitted infections · 2021Article
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- Sexually transmitted infection screening, prevalence and incidence among South African men and transgender women who have sex with men enrolled in a combination HIV prevention cohort study: the Sibanye Methods for Prevention Packages Programme (MP3) project.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- Association between Sexual Habits and Sexually Transmitted Infections at a Specialised Centre in Granada (Spain).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- PrEP Use and Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Not Associated Longitudinally in a Cohort Study of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Chicago.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- Relationship Education and HIV Prevention for Young Male Couples Administered Online via Videoconference: Protocol for a National Randomized Controlled Trial of 2GETHER.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Meeting the Sexual Health Needs of Bisexual Men in the Age of Biomedical HIV Prevention: Gaps and Priorities.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite recommendations that sexually active men who have sex with men be regularly tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and that testing reflect anatomical sites of potential exposure, regular testing is not widely performed, especially for rectal STIs. As such, little is known about the prevalence of rectal and urethral STIs among young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
methodsThe current study examined the prevalence and risk factors for rectal and urethral chlamydia and gonorrhea in a sample of 1113 YMSM ages 18 to 29 years (mean, 24.07 years). Before participating in a randomized controlled trial for an online human immunodeficiency virus prevention program (Keep It Up! 2.0), participants completed self-report measures and self-collected urine and rectal samples. Participants mailed samples to a laboratory for nucleic acid amplification testing. Viability of self-collected samples was examined as a potential method to increase STI screening for MSM without access to STI testing clinics.
resultsResults indicated that 15.1% of participants tested positive for an STI, 13.0% for a rectal STI, 3.4% for a urethral STI, and 1.2% for both rectal and urethral STIs. Rectal chlamydia was significantly more common (8.8%) than rectal gonorrhea (5.0%). Rectal STIs were higher among black YMSM compared with white YMSM. Additionally, rectal STIs were positively associated with condomless receptive anal sex with casual partners.
conclusionsFindings call attention to the need for health care providers to test YMSM for rectal STIs. This study also demonstrates the viability of including self-collected samples for STI testing in an eHealth program.
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