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ArticleAIDS and behavior2020

Investigating Conceptual Models for the Relationship Between Depression and Condomless Sex Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who have Sex with Men: Using Structural Equation Modelling to Assess Mediation.

A R Miltz, A J Rodger, A Cozzi Lepri, J Sewell, N C Nwokolo, S Allan, C Scott, D Ivens, M Lascar, A Speakman and 6 more

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

A R MiltzInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK. Ada.Miltz.11@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-7880
A J RodgerInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
A Cozzi LepriInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
J SewellInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
N C Nwokolo56 Dean Street, London, UK.
S AllanCity of Coventry Healthcare Centre, Coventry, UK.
C ScottWest London Centre for Sexual Health, London, UK.
D IvensRoyal Free Hospital, London, UK.
M LascarWhipps Cross Hospital, London, UK.
A SpeakmanInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
A N PhillipsInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
L SherrInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
S CollinsHIV i-Base, London, UK.
J ElfordCity, University of London, London, UK.
F C LampeInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
AURAH Study Group
University College London · GBCity, University of London · GBCoventry (United Kingdom) · GBThe Royal Free Hospital · GBThe George Institute for Global Health · GBWhipps Cross University Hospital · GB

Funding

Department of Health RP-PG-0608-10142National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) RP-PG-0608-10142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate five hypothesized mechanisms of causation between depression and condomless sex with ≥ 2 partners (CLS2+) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), involving alternative roles of self-efficacy for sexual safety and recreational drug use. Data were from the AURAH cross-sectional study of 1340 GBMSM attending genitourinary medicine clinics in England (2013-2014). Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to investigate which conceptual model was more consistent with the data. Twelve percent of men reported depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) and 32% reported CLS2+ in the past 3 months. AURAH data were more consistent with the model in which depression was considered to lead to CLS2+ indirectly via low self-efficacy for sexual safety (indirect Beta = 0.158; p < 0.001) as well as indirectly via higher levels of recreational drug use (indirect Beta = 0.158; p < 0.001). SEM assists in understanding the relationship between depression and CLS among GBMSM.

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DepressionHIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorUnsafe SexAdolescentAdultCondomsCross-Sectional StudiesEnglandFemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleMiddle AgedDepressionGay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM)Sexual behaviourStructural equation modelling

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PMID31782068
PMCPMC7220884
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