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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2022

Changing Levels of Social Engagement with Gay Men Is Associated with HIV Related Outcomes and Behaviors: Trends in Australian Behavioral Surveillance 1998-2020.

Curtis Chan, Benjamin R Bavinton, Garrett E Prestage, Timothy R Broady, Limin Mao, John Rule, Ben Wilcock, Martin Holt

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Curtis ChanKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6 Wallace Wurth Building High Street, Kensington, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. cchan@kirby.unsw.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-9581-1011
Benjamin R BavintonKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6 Wallace Wurth Building High Street, Kensington, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5834-8278
Garrett E PrestageKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6 Wallace Wurth Building High Street, Kensington, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3917-8992
Timothy R BroadyCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4341-1868
Limin MaoCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0995-5789
John RuleNational Association of People with HIV Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Ben WilcockAustralia Federation of AIDS Organisations, Sydney, Australia.
Martin HoltCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2586-8274

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Abstract

Changes to how gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) connect with each other and with their communities have implications for HIV prevention. Social engagement with gay men (defined as having friends who are gay men and spending time with them) has been associated with HIV related outcomes over time among Australian GBM. Using data collected in national, repeated, cross-sectional surveys of GBM between 1998 and 2020 (N = 161,117), analyses of trends in the prevalence of gay social engagement (GSE) in Australia were conducted using linear regression. To assess changing associations with GSE at different time points in the HIV epidemic, three cross-sectional analyses were conducted on factors associated with high and low GSE in 1999/2000, 2009/2010, and 2019/2020 using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression. GSE (scored from 0 to 7) declined among all participants from 4.76 in 1998 to 4.04 in 2020 (p < 0.001) with a steeper decline among GBM aged under 25 years from 4.63 in 1998 to 3.40 in 2020 (p < 0.001). In all timepoints, high GSE was associated with older age, being university educated, full time employment, identifying as gay, recent HIV testing, and PrEP uptake. While mostly associated with protective behaviors, high GSE was also associated with some practices that may put GBM at risk of HIV infection such as drug-enhanced sex and group sex in the most recent timepoint. Changing levels of GSE have implications for health promotion among GBM, particularly how to engage GBM less connected to gay social networks.

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HIV InfectionsPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual and Gender MinoritiesAgedAustraliaBisexualityCross-Sectional StudiesHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSocial ParticipationGay communityHIVMen who have sex with menSexual healthSexual orientationSocial networks

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