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         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
The Duality of Oral Sex for Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Examination Into the Increase of Sexually Transmitted Infections Amid the Age of HIV Prevention.
Glynn TR, Operario D, Montgomery M,  et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2017 May 22.
Abstract

Oral HIV-exposure elicits mucosal HIV-neutralizing antibodies in uninfected men who have sex with men.
Hasselrot K, Säberg P, Hirbod T, et al 

AIDS
. 2008 Dec 24
Abstract

 

Barebacking (Unprotected Anal Intercourse)
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 

Anatomic Site of Sampling and the Rectal Mucosal Microbiota in HIV negative MSM engaging in CRAI.
Pescatore N, Pollak R, Kraft C, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2018 Jan 7.
Abstract

Sex with older partners, condomless anal sex and unrecognized HIV infection among Chinese men who have sex with men.
Ding Y, Zhou Y, Liu C,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2017 Jul 5:1-7.
Abstract

An Event-Level Analysis of the Interpersonal Factors Associated With Condomless Anal Sex Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) With Online-Met Partners.
Card KG, Lachowsky NJ, Cui Z,  et al
 
AIDS Educ Prev
. 2
017 Apr;29(2):154-174
Abstract

Event-Level Associations Among Drinking Motives, Alcohol Consumption, and Condomless Anal Sex in a Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Feinstein BA, Newcomb ME.

AIDS Behav
. 2017 Mar 1
.
Abstract

Vengeance, Condomless Sex and HIV Disclosure Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV.
Brown MJ, Serovich JM, Kimberly JA, Hu J

AIDS Behav
. 2016 Dec 19
Abstract

Preferences for Condomless Sex in Sexually Explicit Media Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for HIV Prevention.
Nelson KM, Eaton LA, Gamarel KE
.
Arch Sex Behav
. 2016 Dec 16.
Abstract

The rectal mucosa and condomless receptive anal intercourse in HIV-negative MSM: implications for HIV transmission and prevention.
Kelley CF, Kraft CS, de Man TJ,  et al
Mucosal Immunol. 2016 Nov 16.
Abstract

Breeding new forms of life: a critical reflection on extreme variances of bareback sex.
Hammond C, Holmes D, Mercier M.

Nurs Inq
. 2016 Jun 6
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Relationship between quality of life and unprotected anal intercourse among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study.
Zhu Y, Liu J, Qu B, et al
BMC Public Health. 2016 May 10;16(1):382.
Paper

Unprotected sexual behaviors and related factors of HIV-positive MSM with multiple sexual partners]
Zhang Y, Chen F, Ding F,  et al 
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Apr 10;37(4):517-21

Abstract

"Give me a pill": the meanings of AIDS in bareback practice in Mexico City and its implications for HIV prevention.
Cuadra-Hernández SM, Baruch-Domínguez R, Infante C, Granados-Cosme JA.
Salud Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 2:s113-s118.
Abstract

Factors associated with self-reported unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in Changsha city of Hunan province, China.
Chow EP, Chen X, Zhao J, et al

AIDS Care
. 2015 Aug 14:1-11.
Abstract

Factors associated with self-reported unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in Changsha city of Hunan province, China.
Chow EP, Chen X, Zhao J, et al

AIDS Care
. 2015 Aug 14:1-11.

Abstract

Factors associated with self-reported unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in Changsha city of Hunan province, China.
Chow EP, Chen X, Zhao J, et al

AIDS Care
. 2015 Aug 14:1-11.
Abstract

Awareness of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Is Low but Interest Is High Among Men Engaging in Condomless Anal Sex With Men in Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Juan.
Dolezal C, Frasca T, Giguere R,et al 
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AIDS Educ Prev.
2015 Aug;27(4):289-29
Abstract

"Any Condomless Anal Intercourse" is No Longer an Accurate Measure of HIV Sexual risk Behavior in Gay and Other Men Who have Sex with Men.
Jin F, Prestage GP, Mao L, Poynten IM,  et al

Front Immunol
. 2015 Feb 27;6:86.
Abstract

Correlates of Unprotected Anal Intercourse: The Influence of Anal Sex Position Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China.
Zhang H, Lu H, Pan SW,  et al

Arch Sex Behav
. 2014 Dec 30.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Consistently High Unprotected Anal Intercourse (UAI) and factors correlated with UAI among men who have sex with men: implication of a serial cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China.
Cheng W, Tang W, Zhong F, et al

BMC Infect Di
s
. 2014 Dec 18;14(1):696.
Paper

Presence of an HIV Testing Program Lowers the Prevalence of Unprotected Insertive Anal Intercourse inside a Gay Bathhouse among HIV-negative and HIV-unknown Patrons.
Pollack LM, Woods WJ, Blair J, Binson D.

J HIV AIDS Soc Serv
. 2014;13(3):306-323.
Abstract

Partners met via sex parties present significantly greater odds for condomless anal sex among MSM: An event-level analysis of venues where male partners are met.
Grov C, Jonathon Rendina H, Ventuneac A, Parsons JT.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Sep 15.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Event-Specific Risk Factors Predicting Episodes of Unprotected Anal Intercourse with Male Nonregular Partners among Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Case-Crossover Study Design.
Li J, Lau JT, Gu J,  et al

Biomed Res Int
. 2014;2014:475195.
Paper

Curvilinear Relationship Between Depression and Unprotected Sexual Behaviors among Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Shiu CS, Chen YC, Tseng PC,  et al |
J Sex Med. 2014 Aug 8
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Increasing HIV and Decreasing Syphilis Prevalence in a Context of Persistently High Unprotected Anal Intercourse, Six Consecutive Annual Surveys among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Guangzhou, China, 2008 to 2013.
Zhong F, Liang B, Xu H,  et al
PLoS One. 2014 Jul 25;9(7):e103136.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Association between Childhood Physical Abuse, Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse and HIV Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada.
Schilder AJ, Anema A, Pai J, et al
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 25;9(6):e100501.
Paper

Perceived HIV Status is a Key Determinant of Unprotected Anal Intercourse Within Partnerships of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Amsterdam.
Matser A, Heijman T, Geskus R,
 et al
AIDS Behav
.
2014 Jun 12
Abstract

Prostate-Specific Antigen is Unlikely to Be a Suitable Biomarker of Semen Exposure From Recent Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse in Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Rice CE, Gallo MF, Hobbs MM,  et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2014 Jun;41(6):377-9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Prevalence of unprotected anal intercourse in men who have sex with men recruited online versus offline: a meta-analysis.
Yang Z, Zhang S, Dong Z, Jin M, Han J.
BMC Public Health. 2014 May 26;14(1):508.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Wu J, Hu Y, Jia Y,  et al

PLoS One
. 2014 May 29;9(5):e98366.
Paper

Associations of unprotected anal intercourse with Grindr-met partners among Grindr-using young men who have sex with men in Los Angeles.
Winetrobe H, Rice E, Bauermeister J, et al

AIDS Care
. 2014 Apr 22:
Abstract

HIV Prevalence and Demographic Determinants of Unprotected Anal Sex and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beirut, Lebanon
Wagner GJ, Tohme J, Hoover M, et al

Arch Sex Behav
. 2014 Apr 22.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Associations between Cognitive, Sociocontextual, and Affective Variables and Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men-A Comparative Study Conducted in Two Chinese Cities.
Lau JT, Feng TJ, Liu XL, et L
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:970975.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Recreational Drug Use among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Risky Combination with Unprotected Sex for Acquiring HIV Infection.
Xu JJ, Qian HZ, Chu ZX, et al
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:725361.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Unprotected sex among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Brazil: a cross-sectional study in Rio de Janeiro.
Cunha CB, De Boni RB, Guimarães MR, et al
BMC Public Health. 2014 Apr 17;14(1):379.
Paper

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Multi-dimensional factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse with regular partners among Chinese men who have sex with men in Hong Kong: a respondent-driven sampling survey.
Cai Y, Lau JT.
BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 16;14(1):205
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Efficacy of Peer-Led Interventions to Reduce Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Meta-Analysis.
Ye S, Yin L, Amico R,  et al

PLoS One
. 2014 Mar 10;9(3):e90788
Paper

Internet-based partner selection and risk for unprotected anal intercourse in sexual encounters among men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
Lewnard JA, Berrang-Ford L.

Sex Transm Infect
. 2014 Feb 11.

Abstract

Early life emotional neglect and HIV risk taking among men using the Internet to find other men for unprotected sex.
Klein H.
Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Jan 20.
Abstract

Intimacy, Monogamy, and Condom Problems Drive Unprotected Sex Among Young Men in Serious Relationships with Other Men: A Mixed Methods Dyadic Study.
Greene GJ, Andrews R, Kuper L, Mustanski B.
Arch Sex Behav. 2013 Nov 8.
Abstract

Body Mass Index, Body Esteem, and Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Seek Partners Online.
Meanley S, Hickok A, Johns MM,  et al

Arch Sex Behav
. 2013 Aug 24
Abstract

High levels of unprotected anal intercourse and never testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in Nigeria: evidence from a cross-sectional survey for the need for innovative approaches to HIV prevention.
Vu L, Andrinopoulos K, Tun W, Adebajo S.

Sex Transm Infect
. 2013 Jul 12
Abstract

High rates of unprotected anal intercourse with regular and casual partners and associated risk factors in a sample of ethnic Malay men who have sex with men (MSM) in Penang, Malaysia.
Lim SH, Bazazi AR, Sim C,  et al

Sex Transm Infect
. 2013 Jun 20.
Abstract

High rates of unprotected anal intercourse with regular and casual partners and associated risk factors in a sample of ethnic
Malay men who have sex with men (MSM) in Penang, Malaysia.
Lim SH, Bazazi AR, Sim C,  ey al

Sex Transm Infect
. 2013 Jun 20.
Abstract

Sexually Explicit Media on the Internet: A Content Analysis of Sexual Behaviors, Risk, and Media Characteristics
in Gay Male Adult Videos.
Downing MJ Jr, Schrimshaw EW, Antebi N, Siegel K.

Arch
Sex Behav
. 2013 Jun 4
Abstract

Syndemic and Other Risk Factors for Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among an Online Sample of Belgian HIV Negative Men Who have Sex with Men.
Wim VB, Christiana N, Marie L.

AIDS Behav
. 2013 May 17
Abstract

Prospective Predictors of Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex with Men Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy.
Pantalone DW, Huh D, Nelson KM, et al
AIDS Behav. 2013 May 3
Abstract

Undetectable Viral Load and the Decision to Engage in Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among HIV-Positive MSM.
Van Den Boom W, Stolte IG,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Mar 24.
Abstract

Undetectable Viral Load and the Decision to Engage in Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among HIV-Positive MSM.
Van Den Boom W, Stolte IG,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Mar 24.
Abstract

Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Brazil.
Rocha GM, Kerr LR, de Brito AM,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Jan 17
Abstract

High prevalence of sexual concurrency and concurrent unprotected anal intercourse across racial/ethnic groups among a national, web-based study of men who have sex with men in the United States.
Rosenberg ES, Khosropour CM, Sullivan PS.

Sex Transm Dis
. 2012 Oct;39(10):741-6.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Risk Factors for HIV and Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Berry M, Wirtz AL, Janayeva A, et al 

PLoS One
. 2012;7(8):e43071.
Paper

Factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse and age among men who have sex with men who are gay bar customers in Osaka, Japan.
Koerner J, Shiono S, Ichikawa S,
 et al
Sex Health
. 2012 Sep;9(4):328-33.

Abstract

Factors Associated with Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse with Internal Ejaculation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Large Internet Sample from Asia.
Lim SH, Guadamuz TE, Wei C, Chan R, Koe S.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Jun 20.
Abstract

Factors Associated with Men in HIV-Negative Gay Couples Who Practiced UAI Within and Outside of Their Relationship.
Mitchell JW, Petroll AE.

AIDS Behav
. 2012 Jul 13.
Abstract

Factors Associated with Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse with Internal Ejaculation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Large Internet Sample from Asia.
Lim SH, Guadamuz TE, Wei C, et al
AIDS Behav. 2012 Jun 20.
Abstract

The Pleasure Principle: The Effect of Perceived Pleasure Loss Associated with Condoms on Unprotected Anal
Intercourse Among Immigrant Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Calabrese SK, Reisen CA, Zea MC, et al

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2012 Jun 4
Abstract

Barebacking and sexual health in the French setting: "NoKondom Zone" workshops.
Rojas Castro D, Coquelin V, Sempe S, et al
 
AIDS Care
. 2012 Apr 23
Abstract

Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Internet-Using, HIV-Negative Barebacking Men.
Klein H, Tilley DL
. 
Am J Mens Health
. 2012 Mar 8.
Abstract

Depressive Symptoms Among MSM Who Engage in Bareback Sex: Does Mood Matter?
Houston E, Sandfort T, Dolezal C, Carballo-Diéguez A.

AIDS Behav
. 2012 Feb 10.  
Abstract

Are HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men and Who Bareback Concerned About HIV Infection?
Implications for HIV Risk Reduction Interventions.
Balán IC, Carballo-Diéguez A, et al

Arch Sex Behav
. 2012 Jan 5.
Abstract

Predictors of reporting bareback sex among a diverse sample of MSM recruited through a Swedish website.
Berg RC, Tikkanen R, Ross MW.
AIDS Care. 2011 Dec;23(12):1644-51.
Abstract

The Internet profiles of men who have sex with men within bareback websites.
Nodin N, Valera P, Ventuneac A, Maynard E, Carballo-Diéguez A.
Cult Health Sex. 2011 Aug
Abstract

Sexual pleasure and intimacy among men who engage in "bareback sex".
Carballo-Diéguez A, Ventuneac A, Dowsett GW, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Apr;15 Suppl 1:S57-
Abstract

Using a Syndemics Theory Approach to Study HIV Risk Taking in a Population of Men Who
Use the Internet to Find Partners for Unprotected Sex.
Klein H.

Am J Mens Health
. 2011 Mar 15
Abstract

Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy Among Men Who Engage in "Bareback Sex"
Carballo-Diéguez A, Ventuneac A, Dowsett GW,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Mar 5.
Abstract

The Impact of Stressful Life Events on Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among Gay and Bisexual Men.
Calzavara LM, Burchell AN, Lebovic G,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Jan 28.
Abstract

Sexual Partner Characteristics, Serodiscordant/Serostatus Unknown Unprotected Anal
Intercourse and Disclosure Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Uninfected
Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City.

Tieu HV, Xu G, Bonner S,  et al.

Sex Transm Dis
. 2011 Jan 6.
Abstract

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Effects of disengagement coping with HIV risk on unprotected sex among HIV-negative
gay men in New York City.

Yi H, Sandfort TG, Shidlo A.
Health Psychol
. 2010 Mar;29(2):205-14
Paper

 

 
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Early sexual debut and unprotected sex during first anal intercourse are associated with current HIV-related risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Asia
D. Cheung, C. Suharlim, T. Guadamuz, et al
(
XX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Correlates of unprotected vaginal and/or anal sex with female partners among urban, drug-using, men who have sex with men and women: Results from project MIX
E Greene, , VA Frye,  G Mansergh, et al 
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Prevalence of and factors associated with intentional and unintentional unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among MSM
seeking HIV testing at the SPOT project in Montreal, Canada
M. Blais, J. Otis, T. Haig, M.A. Wainberg, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Attitudes towards condom use may explain why older black South African MSM engage in unprotected insertive anal sex more frequently
F. Kaighobadi, J. Knox V. Reddy, et al

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Fisting
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 

Sexual trauma associated with fisting and recreational drugs.
Cohen CE, Giles A, Nelson M. et al  

Sex Transm Infect.
2004 Dec;80(6):469-470.
Abstract

 

 


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