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ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Blood Donation, Sexual Practices, and Self-Perceived Risk for HIV in the United States Among Young Adult Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Anna E Wentz, Roland C Merchant, Melissa A Clark, Tao Liu, Joshua G Rosenberger, José A Bauermeister, Kenneth H Mayer

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Article in Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Anna E Wentz1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Roland C Merchant1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Melissa A Clark3 Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Tao Liu4 Department of Biostatistics, Center for Statistical Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Joshua G Rosenberger5 Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
José A Bauermeister6 Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Kenneth H Mayer7 Fenway Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Brown University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USFenway Health · USPennsylvania State University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Training in Child/Adolescent Biobehavioral HIV ResearchT32MH078788 · NIMH · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI LARRY K BROWN · 2007 to 2026
$6.2M
Facilitating HIV Testing Among Young Adult MSM Through Social NetworkingR21NR013869 · NINR · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI MERCHANT, ROLAND C · 2014 to 2015
$458k
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH078788NINR NIH HHS R21 NR013869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn the United States, all men who have sex with men (MSM) were banned from donating blood from 1985 through 2015. In 2016, the guideline was amended such that men who had sexual contact with other men within the previous 12 months could not donate blood. We aimed to identify blood donation practices and their relationship with HIV risk and testing among young adult MSM (YMSM) at risk for having HIV.

methodsIn 2014, we recruited HIV-negative non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white YMSM aged 18-24 from across the United States through social media platforms to complete an online survey. Among these YMSM who previously donated blood, we conducted a secondary analysis examining the relationship between having donated blood within the past 12 months and sexual risk behavior from recent condomless anal intercourse (CAI), HIV testing, and self-perceived risk of having an undiagnosed HIV infection.

resultsOf the 2261 YMSM surveyed, 1104 (48.8%) had ever previously donated blood and 305 (13.5%) had donated blood within the past 12 months. Of the 305 blood donors, 50 (16.4%) had ever had CAI before their most recent blood donation. Among YMSM who donated blood, past-12-month blood donation was more likely among YMSM who never had CAI (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.84; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-2.73) than among YMSM who had CAI and more likely among YMSM who believed it was not possible at all that they had an undiagnosed HIV infection (aOR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.14-2.16) than among YMSM who believed there was any possibility of having an undiagnosed HIV infection; it was not related to past-12-month HIV testing.

conclusionsYMSM donated blood frequently, suggesting that the deferral process in place did not prevent YMSM from donating blood. The current donor screening process should be reconsidered if it is to prevent YMSM from donating blood. Future research could identify screening questions that permit YMSM with a low risk of HIV infection to donate blood while maintaining the safety of the blood supply.

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HIV InfectionsRisk-TakingSelf ConceptAdolescentBlood DonorsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInternetMaleSexual BehaviorSocial MediaSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung Adultblood donationHIV riskMSMperceived HIV riskyoung adult MSM

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PMID30526313
PMCPMC6304728
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