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Trends in Belief That HIV Treatment Prevents Transmission Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Results of National Online Surveys 2013–2019.
- Source :
- AIDS Education & Prevention; Feb2021, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p62-72, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We have tracked belief in the effectiveness of HIV treatment as prevention (TasP) among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM) since 2013. National, online cross-sectional surveys of GBM were conducted every 2 years during 2013–2019. Trends and associations were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Data from 4,903 survey responses were included. Belief that HIV treatment prevents transmission increased from 2.6% in 2013 to 34.6% in 2019. Belief in the effectiveness of TasP was consistently higher among HIV-positive participants than other participants. In 2019, higher levels of belief in TasP were independently associated with university education, being HIV-positive, using pre-exposure prophylaxis, knowing more HIV-positive people, being recently diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and use of post-exposure prophylaxis. Belief that HIV treatment prevents transmission has increased substantially among Australian GBM, but remains concentrated among HIV-positive GBM, those who know HIV-positive people, and GBM who use antiretroviral-based prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08999546
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Education & Prevention
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148859865
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2021.33.1.62