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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 12/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Original Paper

Beyond Condoms: Risk Reduction Strategies Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Receiving Rapid HIV Testing in Montreal, Canada

Authors: Joanne Otis, Amélie McFadyen, Thomas Haig, Martin Blais, Joseph Cox, Bluma Brenner, Robert Rousseau, Gilbert Émond, Michel Roger, Mark Wainberg, The Spot Study Group

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 12/2016

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Abstract

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have adapted their sexual practices over the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic based on available data and knowledge about HIV. This study sought to identify and compare patterns in condom use among gay, bisexual, and other MSM who were tested for HIV at a community-based testing site in Montreal, Canada. Results showed that while study participants use condoms to a certain extent with HIV-positive partners and partners of unknown HIV status, they also make use of various other strategies such as adjusting to a partner’s presumed or known HIV status and viral load, avoiding certain types of partners, taking PEP, and getting tested for HIV. These findings suggest that MSM who use condoms less systematically are not necessarily taking fewer precautions but may instead be combining or replacing condom use with other approaches to risk reduction.
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Metadata
Title
Beyond Condoms: Risk Reduction Strategies Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Receiving Rapid HIV Testing in Montreal, Canada
Authors
Joanne Otis
Amélie McFadyen
Thomas Haig
Martin Blais
Joseph Cox
Bluma Brenner
Robert Rousseau
Gilbert Émond
Michel Roger
Mark Wainberg
The Spot Study Group
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 12/2016
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1344-7

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