Gay men: current challenges and emerging approaches in HIV prevention.
While the HIV epidemic is resurging in gay communities worldwide, HIV notification rates remain stable in NSW. This outcome demonstrates the success of a well-funded partnership approach to preventing HIV infection in gay men in NSW. However, population rates of new diagnoses of HIV are similar to those seen in comparable countries and sexual risk-taking may be increasing. As the HIV epidemic has evolved, prevention in gay men has become more complex and must effectively engage with an increasing diversity of risk reduction strategies. These strategies reflect the continual adaptation of the gay community to evolving understandings of the HIV epidemic and the diverse ways in which gay men balance pleasure and prevention.
de Wit
John B F
JB
National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales. j.dewit@unsw.edu.au
Prestage
Garrett P
GP
Duffin
Ian R
IR
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012309:Risk-Taking