Individual, interpersonal, and situational factors influencing HIV and other STI risk perception among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

A qualitative study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19441883
AutoresRayner Kay Jin Tan (0000-0002-9188-3368, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, autor correspondente), Nashwinder Kaur (National Centre for Infectious Diseases), Mark I-Cheng Chen (0000-0001-9369-5830, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore), Chen Seong Wong (0000-0003-3127-2853, National Centre for Infectious Diseases)
Ano2020
Volume32
Fascículo12
Páginas1538-1543
Data de publicação2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2020.1734176
PMID32107926
OpenAlexW3008182760
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas29

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). While levels of self-perceived risk of HIV or other STI acquisition has been well-established as a factor that is positively associated with HIV or other STI testing, less effort has been made to identify the processes through which GBMSM assess their perceived risk of HIV or other STI acquisition. We conducted a qualitative study exploring the factors influencing self-perceived risk of HIV or other STI among GBMSM. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 self-identified GBMSM in Singapore from October 2017 to June 2018, and the data were analyzed through inductive thematic analysis. Participants reported drawing on individual factors including their own sexual health knowledge and past experiences of risk, interpersonal factors including their sexual partners' attributes or characteristics and perceived trust and familiarity with their sexual partners, and situational factors including the venue and familiarity with such venues where sexual activity took place, in determining their self-perceived risk of HIV or other STI acquisition. The results of this study have implications for HIV and other STI risk education

Family medicine · Homosexuality · Interpersonal communication · Men who have sex with men · Perception · Protective factor · Qualitative research · Risk perception · Situational ethics · Syphilis · Thematic analysis · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology