title: HIV prevalence, sexual behaviours and engagement in HIV medical care among an online sample of sexually active MSM in Venezuela.
abstract: In Venezuela, members of a social and sexual partner networking site for men who have sex with men (MSM) completed an online survey regarding sexual behaviours and HIV medical care. Among the 2851 respondents, self-reported HIV prevalence was 6.6%. Of participants living with HIV, 73.2% reported taking antiretroviral medication and 56.6% reported complete adherence within the past month. Participants living with HIV were more likely to be older (aOR = 1.04 per one-year increase in age, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.06) and diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in the previous year (aOR 3.26, 95% CI: 2.11, 5.04). These data provide further understanding of the HIV epidemic among MSM in Venezuela, and potential targets for HIV prevention interventions.
authors.affiliation: The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, USA agp2133@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Amaya G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Perez-Brumer
authors.affiliation: The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.affiliation: The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Katie B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Biello
authors.affiliation: OLB Research Institute, Online Buddies, Inc., Cambridge, USA.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.affiliation: Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rosenberger
authors.affiliation: The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mimiaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006306:Health Surveys; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D060756:Social Networking; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Latin America; STI; Sexual behaviour; Venezuela; homosexual; men; men who have sex with men; sexually transmitted infection