Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34643744›Full record

ArticleBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz2021

[The European MSM Internet Survey as a basis for prevention work in Germany for men who have sex with men].

Ulrich Marcus, Susanne B Schink

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 56% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ulrich MarcusAbt. Infektionsepidemiologie, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. MarcusU@rki.de.
Susanne B SchinkAbt. Infektionsepidemiologie, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland.
Robert Koch Institute · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSexual minorities are highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mental health problems such as depression and suicidality, and substance use-associated health and social problems. RESEARCH QUESTION: We describe selected findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS) 2017, one of the largest online surveys of men who have sex with men, and discuss their implications for prevention in MSM in Germany. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe overall aim of EMIS-2017 was to collect data for planning HIV and STI prevention and treatment programs. The target population were men living in Europe who have sex with men and/or are attracted to men. The questionnaire contained questions on demography, morbidities, behaviour, needs and interventions. Participants were recruited mainly via two popular online dating platforms from 10/2017 to 01/2018. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: EMIS-2017 shows that MSM are severely affected by psychological stress and STIs. In terms of psychological stress, younger MSM suffer in particular from depressive disorders and suicidality, while the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances is of concern among older MSM. MSM are more often affected by STIs than the heterosexual majority population. Many STIs are a‑ or pauci-symptomatic; thus, screening based on risk-assessment is favoured to detect infections. However, for the time being, for some STIs there is no medical and/or public health evidence to support treatment of asymptomatic infections. EMIS-2017 identified needs by subgroups as far as knowledge gaps on PEP (HIV post-exposure prophylaxis) and PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis), being reached by information and prevention offers as well as insufficient uptake of such offers.

Indexed as

Homosexuality, MaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesGermanyHumansInternetMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesHIVSexual and mental health problemsSexually transmitted infectionsSubstance useSyndemic

Identifiers

PMID34643744
PMCPMC8550191
OpenAlexW3206689160

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.