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ArticleAIDS and behavior2023

COVID-19 Testing in a Weekly Cohort Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Impact of Health-Seeking Behaviors and Social Connection.

Mohamed A Hammoud, Nathanael Wells, Martin Holt, Benjamin Bavinton, Fengyi Jin, Lisa Maher, Steven Philpot, Bridget Haire, Louisa Degenhardt, Adam Bourne and 4 more

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Mohamed A HammoudKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia. mhammoud@kirby.unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-7969
Nathanael WellsKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Martin HoltCentre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Benjamin BavintonKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Fengyi JinKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Lisa MaherKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Steven PhilpotKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Bridget HaireKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Louisa DegenhardtNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Adam BourneAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Peter SaxtonDepartment of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Phillip KeenKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Daniel StorerKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.
Garrett PrestageKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building UNSW, 2052, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) have developed community norms for regular HIV/STI testing. We investigated factors associated with self-reported COVID-19 testing in response to reported COVID-19 cases and public health restrictions. Participants responded to weekly cohort surveys between 10th May 2021 and 27th September 2021. We used the Andersen-Gill extensions to the Cox proportional hazards model for multivariable survival data to predict factors influencing COVID-19 testing. Mean age of the 942 study participants was 45.6 years (SD: 13.9). In multivariable analysis, GBM were more likely to report testing during periods of high COVID-19 caseload in their state of residence; if they were younger; university educated; close contact of someone with COVID-19; or reported coping with COVID-19 poorly. COVID-19 testing was higher among men who: were more socially engaged with other GBM; had a higher proportion of friends willing to vaccinate against COVID-19; and were willing to contact sexual partners for contact tracing. Social connection with other gay men was associated with COVID-19 testing, similar to what has been observed throughout the HIV epidemic, making community networks a potential focus for the promotion of COVID-19 safe practices.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexually Transmitted DiseasesBisexualityCohort StudiesCOVID-19 TestingHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareCoping during COVID-19COVID-19 testingGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM)Gay communitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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PMID36048292
PMCPMC9434557

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