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        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

Acceptability of HIV Prevention Information Delivered Through Established Geosocial Networking Mobile Applications to Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Czarny HN, Broaddus MR.

AIDS Behav. 2017 Mar 4.
Abstract

Likely impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis on HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men.
Zablotska IB.

Sex Health
. 2016 Nov 25.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Client and Provider Perspectives on New HIV Prevention Tools for MSM in the Americas.
Lippman SA, Koester KA, Amico KR,  et al

PLoS One
. 2015 Mar 31;10(3):e0121044
Paper

WHO guidelines for HIV/STI prevention and care among MSM and transgender people: implications for policy and practice
Cohen J, Lo YR, Caceres CF, et al
Sex Transm Infect 2013;89:536-538 

Commentary

Integrated Strategies for Combination HIV Prevention: Principles and Examples for Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Americas and Heterosexual African Populations.
Celum C, Baeten JM, Hughes JPm et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jul;63 Suppl 2:S213-20.
Abstract


PEPFAR's evolving HIV prevention approaches for key populations--people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and sex workers: progress, challenges, and opportunities.
Needle R, Fu J, Beyrer C, Loo V, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S145-51.
Abstract

HIV Disclosure and Sexual Transmission Behaviors among an Internet Sample of HIV-positive Men
Who Have Sex with Men in Asia: Implications for Prevention with Positives.
Wei C, Lim SH, Guadamuz TE, Koe S.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Dec 25.
Abstract

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

 
International evidence of the success of prevention efforts to reduce HIV risks among MSM: a systematic review of the literature (2000-2012)
F.J. Arellano Ayala1 E. Atienzo, F. Estrada Marquez, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
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Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution (Full Length)

Africa
           

Multinational
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Integrated Strategies for Combination HIV Prevention: Principles and Examples for Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Americas and Heterosexual African Populations.
Celum C, Baeten JM, Hughes JPm et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2013 Jul;63 Suppl 2:S213-20.
Abstract

 

Burundi

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  An Assessment of Health Interventions Required to Prevent the Transmission of HIV Infection Among Men Having Sex with Men in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Coulaud PJ, Mujimbere G, Nitunga A, et al

J Community Health
. 2016 Mar 28.
Abstract

Ghana

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Predictors of Condom Use among Peer Social Networks of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana, West Africa.
Nelson LE, Wilton L, Agyarko-Poku T,  et al
PLoS One. 2015 Jan 30;10(1):e0115504.
Paper
        

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters ||
 

  Correlates of condom use among close social networks of men who have sex with men in Ghana, West Africa
L. Nelson, L. Wilton, T. Agyarko-Poku, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Kenya
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULl-TEXT ARTICLE
"How I Wish This Thing Was Initiated 100 Years Ago!" Willingness to Take Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya.
Karuga RN, Njenga SN, Mulwa R, et a
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PLoS One
. 2016 Apr 13;11(4):e0151716
Paper

Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Kisumu, Kenya: Comfort in Accessing Health Services and Willingness to Participate in HIV Prevention Studies.
Okall DO, Ondenge K, Nyambura M, et al 

J Homosex
. 2014 Aug 4.

Abstract

 
Malawi
 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters ||
 
  'We are doing these things in an underground way': structural barriers to HIV prevention and service utilization among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi
A. Wirtz, G. Trapence, V. Jumbe3, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
Morocco
 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters ||
 
  HIV prevention for MSM in Muslim settings: lessons learned from 20-years experience of ALCS in Morocco
Y. Yatine, H. Himmich, O. Mellouk, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Nigeria
 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
MSM´s perception of condom availability, afford-ability and reliability and its implication on unprotected sex in Nigeria
T. Ajibade, A. Oginni, HIV/AIDS Unit Study Group
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Senegal

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A pilot cohort study to assess the feasibility of HIV prevention science research among men who have sex with men in Dakar, Senegal
Dramé FM, Crawford EE, Diouf D,  et al

J
Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Dec 2;16(4 Suppl 3):18753
Abstract

South Africa
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Anti-retroviral Therapy Based HIV Prevention Among a Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Cape Town, South Africa: Use of Post-exposure Prophylaxis and Knowledge on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis.
Hugo JM, Stall RD, Rebe K, et al
 
AIDS Behav
. 2016 Sep 8
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Combination HIV Prevention among MSM in South Africa: Results from Agent-based Modeling.
Brookmeyer R, Boren D, Baral SD,  et al

PLoS One
. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e112668.

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Sibanye Methods for Prevention Packages Program Project Protocol: Pilot Study of HIV Prevention Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Africa.
McNaghten A, Kearns R, Siegler AJ, et al

JMIR Res Proto
c
. 2014 Oct 16;3(4):e55
Paper

Outcomes of a community-based HIV-prevention pilot programme for township men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa.
Batist E, Brown B, Scheibe A,  et al

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Dec 2;16(4 Suppl 3):18754
Abstract

Why MSM in Rural South African Communities Should be an HIV Prevention Research Priority.
Imrie J, Hoddinott G, Fuller S, Oliver S, Newell ML.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Nov 30.
Abstract

Assessing Priorities for Combination HIV Prevention Research for Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Africa.
Baral S, Scheibe A, Sullivan P, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2012 May 19
Abstract

The fallacy of intimacy: Sexual risk behaviour and beliefs about trust and condom use among men who have sex with men in South Africa.
Knox J, Yi H, Reddy V, et al
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Psychol Health Med
. 2010 Dec;15(6):660-71.
Abstract

Rapid assessment of drug-related HIV risk among men who have sex with men in three South African cities.
Parry C, Petersen P, Dewing S, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Jan 31
Abstract
 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Community engagement programming and HIV prevention: perspectives from men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cape Town's township communities
E. Batist, B. Brown, S. Baral, L.-G. Bekker

(X
IX International AIDS Conference)

Abstract

 

Uganda
 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters ||
 
  'We are doing these things in an underground way': structural barriers to HIV prevention and service utilization among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi
A. Wirtz, G. Trapence, V. Jumbe3, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Asia
           


China
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Interest in Long-Acting Injectable PrEP in a Cohort of Men Who have Sex with Men in China.
Meyers K, Wu Y, Qian H, et al
AIDS Behav. 2017 Jul 13
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China.
Lou J, Hu P, Qian HZ, et al
PLoS One
. 2017 Apr 13;12(4):e0171295.
Paper

Application of " Internet Plus" AIDS prevention services among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: results from 2010 to 2015]
Cheng WB, Xu HF, Zhong F,  et al

Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
. 2016 Oct 6;50(10):853-857.
Abstract

FULl-TEXT PDF ARTICLE

Low willingness and actual uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.
Ding Y, Yan H, Ning Z, et al

Biosci Trends
. 2016 Apr 6.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A Mixed-Methods Study on the Acceptability of Using eHealth for HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China.
Muessig KE, Bien CH, Wei C, et al

Med Internet Res
. 2015 Apr 21;17(4):e100.

Paper

Socio-demographics, sexual behaviours, and HIV prevention services among men who have sex with men and women in Western China.
Dai Z, Zhong X, Peng B,  et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Feb 27
Abstract

HIV Testing and Preventive Services Accessibility Among Men Who Have Sex With Men at High Risk of HIV Infection in Beijing, China.
Zhao Y, Zhang L, Zhang H, et al.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Feb;94(6):e534
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey.
Jin M, Yang Z, Dong Z, Han J
.
BMC Public Health
. 2013 Dec 1;13(1):1101
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV Risk-Reduction Counseling and Testing on Behavior Change of MSM.
Huan X, Tang W, Babu GR,  et al

PLoS One
. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e69740
Paper

Attitudes Toward HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Western China.
Zhang Y, Peng B, She Y, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2013 Feb 20.
Abstract

Community-Based Peer Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Sichuan Province, China.
Duan Y, Zhang H, Wang J,  et al
AIDS Educ Prev. 2013 Feb;25(1):38-48
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Effectiveness of Integrated HIV Prevention Interventions among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men: Evaluation of a 16-City Public Health Program.
Ye S, Xiao Y, Jin C,  et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50873.
Paper

A pilot clustered randomized control trial evaluating the efficacy of a network-based HIV peer-education intervention targeting men who have sex with men in Hong Kong, China.
Lau JT, Tsui HY, Lau MM.

AIDS Care
. 2012 Dec 17
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Willingness to Participate in HIV Vaccine Trials among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai and Mumbai, India: A Social Ecological Approach.
Chakrapani V, Newman PA, Singhal N,  et al

PLoS One
. 2012;7(12):e51080.
Paper

Intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China: a Meta-Analysis.
Huang Z, Wang M, Fu L

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2012 Oct 19.
Abstract

Feasibility and willingness of using e-technologies for HIV prevention and research targeting Chinese MSM.
Nehl EJ, He N, Wang X, et al

AIDS Care
. 2012 Oct 15.
Abstract

Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Sociodemographic Predictors of Willingness to Use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Jackson T, Huang A, Chen H, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2012 Apr 27
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Willingness to Accept HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Zhou F, Gao L, Li S, et al.
PLoS ONE 7(3): e32329
Paper

Acceptability of circumcision as a means of HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China.
Lau JT, Zhang J, Yan H, Lin C, et al

AIDS Care
. 2011 Jul 7.
Abstract

Patterns of Condom Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Chow EP, Wilson DP, Zhang L
.
AIDS Behav
.
2011 Apr 3
Abstract

How Willing are Men Who Have Sex with Men in China to be Circumcised for the Sake of Protecting
His Female Sex Partner?
Lau JT, Yan H, Lin C,  et al

J Sex Med
. 2010 Nov 22.
Abstract

Willingness to be Circumcised for Preventing HIV among Chinese Men who have Sex with Men.
Ruan Y, Qian HZ, Li D, et al 

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2009 Mar 31
Abstract
 

A randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of an Internet-based intervention in reducing HIV risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong.
Lau JT, Lau M, Cheung A, Tsui HY.

AIDS Care.
2008 Jun 5:1-9.
Abstract
 

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Reducing HIV-related risk behaviors through internet-facilitated interactive intervention among men who have sex with men: results of a randomized controlled trial
W. Cheng, H. Xu, M. Wang, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Association of human rights, community collectivisation and vulnerability reduction among men having sex with men in India: myth or reality?
P. Prabhakar, P. Sangram Kishore, P. Renuka1, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Needs assessments of staff and volunteers of non-governmental organizations working on HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China
J. Li, J.T.F. Lau, Z. Wang, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the relative efficacy of enhanced versus standard voluntary counseling and testing in reducing unprotected anal intercourse among MSM having regular male partners in China
Z. Wang, C. Li, J.T.F. Lau1, D. Li
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

'Internet-facilitated HIV/AIDS comprehensive preventive service model for MSM in China: an exploration of innovative interventions implemented through the cooperation between CBO and CDC
H. Xu, J. Qi, G. Meng,et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV risk and prevention behaviors in men who have sex with men and women: a respondent-driven sampling study in Shenzhen, China
L. Chen, R. Cai, J. Zhao, et al
X(X International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A call for establishing healthy men who have sex with men (MSM) communities as a new focus of HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention: evidences from an ethnographic study among HIV positive MSM in China
H. Li, E. Holroyd, J. Lau, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

India

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Potential impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis for female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Bangalore, India: a mathematical modelling study.
Mitchell KM, Prudden HJ, Washington R,  et al 

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2016 Sep 7
Paper

Contributions of an intensive HIV prevention programme in increasing HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Ramesh S, Mehrotra P, Saggurti N.

Glob Public Health
. 2015 Jan 30:1-11
Abstract

Sexual partner mixing and differentials in consistent condom use among men who have sex with men in Maharashtra, India.
Deshpande S, Bharat S.

Glob Public Health
. 2014 Nov 6:1-16
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Increase in condom use and decline in prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender persons in Maharashtra, India: Avahan, the India AIDS Initiative.
Ramanathan S, Deshpande S, Gautam A, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2014 Aug 3
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Increasing condom use and declining STI prevalence in high-risk MSM and TGs: evaluation of a large-scale prevention program in Tamil Nadu, India.
Subramanian T, Ramakrishnan L, Aridoss S,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2013 Sep 17;13(1):857
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Consistent condom use with regular, paying, and casual male partners and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Tamil Nadu, India: findings from an assessment of a large-scale HIV prevention program.
Ramanathan S, Chakrapani V, Ramakrishnan L, Goswami P,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2013 Sep 11;13(1):827.
Paper

Ensuring It Works: A Community-Based Approach to HIV Prevention Intervention Development for Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai, India.
Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, et al

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2012 Dec;24(6):483-99.
Abstract

A Protective Effect of Circumcision Among Receptive Male Sex Partners of Indian Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Schneider JA, Michaels S, Gandham SR, et al
AIDS Behav. 2011 Jun 17
Abstract

HIV Prevention Interventions in Chennai, India: Are Men Who Have Sex with Men Being Reached?
Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, et al

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2009 Oct 12
Abstract

A Survey of MSM HIV Prevention Outreach Workers in Chennai, India.
Safren SA, Martin C, Menon S, et al  

AIDS Educ Prev.
2006 Aug;18(4):323-32.
Abstract
 

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
How much attention is needed towards men who sell sex to men for HIV prevention in India?
Dandona L, Dandona R, Kumar GA, et al
 
BMC Public Health.
2006 Feb 15;6(1):31
Paper

The social construction of male 'homosexuality' in India: implications for HIV transmission and prevention.
Asthana S, Oostvogels R.
Soc Sci Med
 2001 Mar;52(5):707-21
Abstract
 

 
      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Circumcision is associated with lower HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in India
S.S. Solomon, S. Mehta, A.K. Srikrishnan, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Perception of risk and acceptance of condoms but lack of knowledge on PrEP and rectal microbicides in MSM in Pune, India
R. Paranjape, S. Mohanty, P. Jadhav, R. Kohli

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Factors associated with condom use among MSM, transgenders, and hijras: experience from the Pehchan programme in India
S. Shaikh, Y. Singh, A. Aher, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV/AIDS awareness, knowledge and condom use among married and unmarried MSM in three Indian states
M. Hamdallah

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Social marginalization and condom use among hard to reach men who have sex with men in three States of India
S. Swain, A. Agarwal, M. Hamdallah, et al
(XC International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Indonesia

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Condoman program at bars in Bali, Indonesia by Gaya Dewata Foundation: it is not just about handing out condoms
I.M. Karya, C. Barker, E. McDavid, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Thailand
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Attitudes toward, and interest in, the test-and-treat strategy for HIV prevention among Thai men who have sex with men.
Maek-A-Nantawat W, Phanuphak N, Teeratakulpisarn N, et al
AIDS Care. 2014 Apr 28:1-5.
Abstract

A social ecology of rectal microbicide acceptability among young men who have sex with men and transgender women in Thailand.
Newman PA, Roungprakhon S, Tepjan S.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Aug 1;16(1):18476.
Abstract

Knowledge of and Interest in Using Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Thailand.
Sineath RC, Finneran C, Sullivan P, et al
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2013 May 24
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Are Thai MSM Willing to Take PrEP for HIV Prevention? An Analysis of Attitudes, Preferences and Acceptance.
Wheelock A, Eisingerich AB, Ananworanich J,
PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54288.
Paper

Facilitators and barriers to medication adherence in an HIV prevention study among men who have sex with men in the iPrEx study in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tangmunkongvorakul A, Chariyalertsak S, Amico KR,  et al
AIDS Care. 2012 Dec 19
Abstract

Preventive HIV vaccine acceptability and behavioral risk compensation among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgenders in Thailand.
Newman PA, Roungprakhon S, Tepjan S, Yim S.

Vaccine
. 2009 Nov 16.
Abstract

 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  HIV prevention efforts need to be broadened with a focus on men who have sex with men who injecting drug and/or selling sex in Vietnam
D. Cong Thanh, B. Hoang Duc, V. Hai Son, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Association between exposure to social marketing and HIV prevention behaviors among MSM in Vietnam
H. Ngo, G. Mundy, M. Nguyen, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

“Moments in Life” - using photo-voice to advocate about the life of MSM and HIV/AIDS prevention in Vietnam
T. Pham Vu
(XX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A need to scale up harm reduction interventions targetting men sex workers in Hochiminh City, Vietnam - an implication from a cross sectional study of HIV-related risky sexual behaviours
N.T.T. Vu1,, T.N.N. Nguyen, H.X. Lan, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Vietnam

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis preferences among men who have sex with men in Vietnam: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey.
Oldenburg CE, Le B, Huyen HT, et al

Sex Health
. 2016 Jul 22.

Abstract


Australia/Pacific Islands
           

Regional
 
       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Assessment of HIV prevention among MSM in the Pacific
M. Jikian, D. Kavanamur, G. Maibami Michie, D. Colby
X(VII  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract|
 
Australia
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A longitudinal cohort study of HIV 'treatment as prevention' in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: the Treatment with Antiretrovirals and their Impact on Positive And Negative men (TAIPAN) study protocol.
Callander D, Stoové M, Carr A,  et al

BMC Infect Dis
. 2016 Dec 12;16(1):752.
Paper

Characteristics, sexual practices and sexually transmissible infections diagnoses of men who have sex with men and use non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in Victoria, Australia.
Ong JJ, Landika A, Fairley CK,  et al

Sex Health
. 2
016 Aug 19.
Abstract

HIV prevention by Australian gay and bisexual men with casual partners: the emergence of undetectable viral load as one of a range of risk reduction strategies.
Holt M, Lea T, Mao L, Zablotska I,  et al 

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2015 Aug 6
Abstract

A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia.
Schneider K, Gray RT, Wilson DP.

Clin Infect Dis
. 2014 Apr;58(7):1027-34.
Abstract

A cost-effectiveness analysis of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men in Australia.
Schneider K, Gray RT, Wilson DP.
Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan 2
Abstract

Assessing the effectiveness of HIV prevention peer education workshops for gay men in community settings.
Bavinton BR, Gray J, Prestage G.

Aust N Z J Public Health
.
2013 Aug;37(4):305-10.
Abstract

The informal use of antiretroviral medications for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV among gay men in Australia.
Zablotska IB, Prestage G, de Wit J,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Nov 26.
Abstract

Treatment for prevention of HIV transmission in a localised epidemic: the case for South Australia.
Heymer KJ, Wilson DP.
Sex Health. 2011 Sep;8(3):280-94.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Using population attributable risk to choose HIV prevention strategies in gay men.
Guy RJ, Wand H, Wilson DP,  et al 
BMC Public Health. 2011 Apr 19;11(1):247
Paper

Importance of promoting HIV testing for preventing secondary transmissions: modelling the Australian HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men.
Wilson DP, Hoare A, Regan DG, Law MG.
Sex Health. 2009 Mar;6(1):19-33
Abstract

Participatory communication and HIV/AIDS prevention in a Chinese marginalized (MSM) population.
Gao MY, Wang S.
 
AIDS Care
. 2007 Jul;19(6):799-810.
Abstract
 

 
       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 

POSTER
Re-conceiving HIV prevention in an era of biomedical prevention: gay men and 'safe(r) sex culture' 25 years on
G. Dowsett
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Increased routine screening for syphilis and falling syphilis incidence in HIV positive and HIV negative men who have sex with men: implications for syphilis and HIV prevention
M. Stoové, C. El-Hayek, C. Fairley, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

 

Fiji

HIV

       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Condomising the Suva Hotspots
I. Vulavou

(X
X  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

New Zealand

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  How to have safe anal sex: a real video intervention for young MSM with real results
J. Rich, J. Myers, T. Gray

(XX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Europe
           

Multinational
 
       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  POSTER
Advancing methods in internet-based HIV prevention gay community research projects: EMIS, the European MSM internet survey in 38 countries
A.J. Schmidt, P. Weatherburn, F. Hickson, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Structural determinants in MSM HIV prevention: environmental and structural factors predict internalised homonegativity in men who have sex with men (MSM): findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) in 38 countries
R.C. Berg, M.W. Ross, A.J. Schmidt, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Strengthening HIV/STI prevention interventions for MSM in Europe: review of prevention interventions and efforts for improvements
A. Radyowijati, H. Esselink, S. Brewer,  et al

(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 

France
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Expanding Access to Non-Medicalized Community-Based Rapid Testing to Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Urgent HIV Prevention Intervention (The ANRS-DRAG Study).
Lorente N, Preau M, Vernay-Vaisse C,  et al

PLoS One
. 2013 Apr 16;8(4):e61225.
Paper

Empowering HIV testing as a prevention tool: Targeting interventions for high-risk men who have sex with men.
Lorente N, Suzan-Monti M, Vernay-Vaisse C,  et al;

AIDS Care
. 2012 Apr 23.
Abstract

Acceptability of an "on-demand" pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis trial among men who have sex with men living in France.
Lorente N, Fugon L, Carrieri MP, et al

AIDS Care
. 2011 Nov 15.
Abstract

Germany
 
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Providers' Perspectives on the Best Practices for HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Berlin, Germany:
Lessons for Policy and Prevention.
Grov C, Restar A, Gussmann P,  et al

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2014 Dec;26(6):485-99.

Abstract
 

Hungary

       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Assessment of HIV prevention among MSM in the Pacific
M. Jikian, D. Kavanamur, G. Maibami Michie, D. Colby
(X1XI  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 
The Netherlands
 
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Perceptions among Dutch men who have sex with men and their willingness to use rectal microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce HIV risk - a preliminary study.
Marra E, Hankins CA.  

AIDS Car
e
. 2015 Dec;27(12):1493-500.

Abstract


 

Romania
 

       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  An application of the concept of pervasive gaming to HIV prevention with men who have sex with men (MSM) in Romania
T. Kovacs, T. Ban
(XIX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Republic of Ireland

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Towards preparedness for PrEP: PrEP awareness and acceptability among MSM at high risk of HIV transmission who use sociosexual media in four Celtic nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland: an online survey.
Frankis JS, Young I, Lorimer K, et al

Sex Transm Infect
. 2016 Jan 22
Abstract

Switzerland

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

  Experiences of and attitudes towards HIV/STI prevention among holidaymaking men who have sex with men living in Sweden: A cross-sectional Internet survey.
Qvarnström A, Oscarsson MG.

Scand J Public Health
. 2015 Apr 1
Abstract

Predictors of HIV-protection behaviour in HIV-positive men who have sex with casual male partners: A test of the explanatory power of an extended Information-Motivation-Behavioural
Skills model.
Niderost S, Gredig D, Roulin C, Rickenbach M.

AIDS Care
. 2011 Mar 18:1-12
Abstract


Spain
 
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Can we afford to offer pre-exposure prophylaxis to MSM in Catalonia? Cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact assessment.
Reyes-Urueña J, Campbell C, Diez E,et al
AIDS Care. 2017 Dec 20:1-9.
Abstract

Aweness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV, Willingness to Use It and Potential Barriers or Facilitators to Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Spain.
Ferrer L, Folch C, Fe
arrnandez-Davila P,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2016 Mar 29.

Abstract

Preventive intervention in venues for interaction used by men who have sex with men.
Hurtado I, Alastrue I, García de Olalla P, et al 
Gac Sanit. 2009 Sep 10
Abstract
 

Switzerland

       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  A divergent tale of two cities: why has HIV control in men who have sex with men (MSM) differed between London and San Francisco (SF) since 2006?
C.S. Brown, M. Das, L. Hsu, et al"
(XS  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

United Kingdom

Hepatitis B

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Understanding correlates of hepatitis B virus vaccination in men who have sex with men: what have we learned?
Yee LJ, Rhodes SD.
Sex Transm Infect 2002 Oct;78(5):374-7
Abstract
 

HIV/STIs

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

HIV treatment as prevention among men who have sex with men in the UK: is transmission controlled by universal access to HIV treatment and care?
Brown A, Gill O, Delpech V.
HIV Med. 2013 Jul 28.
Abstract

Who would use PrEP? Factors associated with intention to use among MSM in London: a community survey.
Aghaizu A, Mercey D, Copas A, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Sep 26.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT  PDF ARTICLE
Towards condom skills: a cross-sectional study of the association between condom proficiency, condom problems and STI risk amongst MSM.
Goodall L, Clutterbuck D, Flowers P.
BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 6;12(1):747
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Multicentre RCT and economic evaluation of a psychological intervention together with a leaflet to reduce risk behaviour amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) prescribed post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV following sexual exposure (PEPSE):
A protocol.
Llewellyn C, Abraham C, Miners A,  et al

BMC Infect Dis
. 2012 Mar 22;12(1):70
Paper

Evaluating the extent of potential resistance to pre-exposure prophylaxis within the UK HIV-1-infectious population of men who have sex with men.
Dolling D, Phillips A, Delpech V,  et a

HIV Med. 2011 Dec 12.
Abstract

Is the recall of men who have sex with men (MSM) diagnosed as having bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for re-screening a feasible and effective strategy?
Harte D, Mercey D, Jarman J, Benn P.

Sex Transm Infect
. 2011 Sep 28.
Abstract

Circumcision Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in London, United Kingdom: An Unlikely Strategy for HIV Prevention.
Thornton AC, Lattimore S, Delpech V,  et al

Sex Transm Dis
. 2011 Oct;38(10):928-31.
Abstract

Circumcision among men who have sex with men in Scotland: limited potential for HIV prevention.
McDaid LM, Weiss HA, Hart GJ.

Sex Transm Infect
. 2010 Jun 30.
Abstract

Will I, won't I? Why do MSM present for PEPSE?
Sayer C, Fisher M, Nixon E, et al
 
Sex Transm Infect
. 2008 Dec 15
Abstract
 

How to Be a Healthy Homosexual: HIV Health Promotion and the Social Regulation of Gay Men in the United Kingdom.
Keogh P.

J Homosex
. 2008;55(4):581-605.
Abstract
 
Sex, love, friendship, belonging and place: Is there a role for 'Gay Community' in HIV prevention today?
Rowe MS, Dowsett GW. 

Cult Health Sex.
2008 May;10(4):329-44.
Abstract

Does bar-based, peer-led sexual health promotion have a community-level effect amongst gay men in Scotland? 
Flowers P, Hart GJ, Williamson LM, et al.

Int J STD AIDS
2002 Feb;13(2):102-8
Abstract

   
  The Gay Men's Task Force: the impact of peer education on the sexual health behaviour of homosexual men in Glasgow.
Williamson LM, Hart GJ, Flowers P, et al
Sex Transm Infect 2001 Dec;77(6):427-32
Abstract
   
  STI prevention and the male sex industry in London: evaluating a pilot peer education programme.
Ziersch A, Gaffney J, Tomlinson DR.
Sex Transm Infect 2000 Dec;76(6):447-53
Abstract
 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters                     
 
 
Innovative community engagement with MSM in Scotland enables men at elevated risk of HIV transmission to identify limitations in prevention approaches
C. Morrison, N. Coia, D. Milne, et al

(XS International AIDS Conference
)
Abstract

Latin America/Caribbean
           

Multinational

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Effectiveness of a combination prevention strategy for HIV risk reduction with men who have sex with men in Central America: a mid-term evaluation.
Firestone R, Rivas J, Lungo S,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2014 Dec 4;14:1244
Paper

Rectal douching and implications for rectal microbicides among populations vulnerable to HIV in South America: a qualitative study.
Galea JT, Kinsler JJ, Imrie J, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Feb;90(1):33-5
Abstract

Using Conjoint Analysis to Measure the Acceptability of Rectal Microbicides Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Four South American Cities.
Kinsler JJ, Cunningham WE, Nureña CR,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2011 Sep 30
Abstract

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Can a combination prevention strategy reduce HIV risks for men who have sex with men? Evidence from a mid-term, quasi-experimental evaluation in Central America
R. Firestone, J. Rivas, S. Lungo, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Effectiveness of interpersonal communications (IPC) on reducing HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM) in five countries in Central America: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
L. Vu, B. Andrade, R. Firestone, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Brazil

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  HIV prevention using the operative group approach among men who have sex with men in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Colosio R, Fernandes MI, Bergamaschi DP, et al 

Cad Saude Publica.
2007 Apr;23(4):949-59.
Abstract

 Ecuador

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Correlates of condom use in a sample of MSM in Ecuador.
Gutierrez JP, Molina-Yepez D, Morrison K, et al
  
BMC Public Health
. 2006 Jun 12;6(1):152
Paper
 
        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Prevalence of male circumcision in Mexico: a basis for an HIV prevention strategy
C. Gaye, C. Magis-Rodriguez, A. Fernandez , et al
(XVII  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 
Guatemala
 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Sentinel Surveillance and Control of STI and Prevention of HIV with female sex works and men who have sex with men in Guatemala City, Guatemala
C. Galindo Arandi, L. Santizo, F. Arana. et al
(XIX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

 

Mexico

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
  "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

 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Social network 'Respondiendo': creating consensus and implementing a unified HIV prevention strategy for MSM in Mexico
C.A. Coria Mercado, J.J. Hernández Chávez, K. Lucena Tapia
(XIX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Peru

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Rectal Douching Prevalence and Practices Among Peruvian Men Who have Sex with Men and Transwomen: Implications for Rectal Microbicides.
Galea JT, Kinsler JJ, McLean S, et al  

AIDS Behav
.
2016 Nov;20(11):2555-2564.
Abstract

Provider Attitudes toward Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention among High-Risk MSM in Lima, Peru.
Tang EC, Sobieszczyk ME, Shu E, et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruse
s
. 2013 Dec 10
Abstract

Moderno Love: Sexual Role-Based Identities and HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lima, Peru.
Clark J, Salvatierra J, Segura E,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2012 May 22.
Abstract

Male circumcision and risk of HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men.
Sánchez J, Sal Y Rosas VG, et al
AIDS.
2010 Nov 19
Abstract
 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  “Prevention is more than just a method”: ARV-based prevention from the attitudes and behaviors of MSM and transwomen in light of the current conditions of public health services in Peru
A. Núnez-Curto Sifuentes, X. Salazar Lostaunau, C. Cáceres Palacios
  (XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

“Prevention is more than just a method”: ARV-based prevention from the attitudes and behaviors of MSM and transwomen in light of the current conditions of public health services in Peru
E.A. Núnez-Curto Sifuentes, X. Salazar Lostaunau, C. Cáceres Palacios
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Puerto Rico

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention targeting Latino gay men and men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico.
Toro-Alfonso J, Varas-Diaz N, Andujar-Bello I.
AIDS Educ Prev 2002 Dec;14(6):445-56
Abstract
 

Middle East
           


North America- Canada
         

Hepatitis A

             Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Past infection with hepatitis A virus among Vancouver street youth, injection drug  users and men who have sex with men: implications for vaccination programs.
Ochnio JJ, Patrick D, Ho M
CMAJ 2001 Aug 7;165(3):293-7
Abstract
 
 
HIV
 
             Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Negotiating sexual safety in the era of biomedical HIV prevention: relationship dynamics among male couples using pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Malone J, Syvertsen JL, Johnson BE,  et al 

Cult Health Sex
. 2017 Sep 5:1-15
Abstract

Awareness, Willingness, and Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Washington, DC and Miami-Dade County, FL: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2011 and 2014.
Patrick R, Forrest D, Cardenas G,  et al  

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 Jul 1;75 Suppl 3:S375-S382.
Abstract

Seroadaptive Strategies of Vancouver Gay and Bisexual Men in a Treatment as Prevention Environment.
Abella Roth E, Cui Z, Rich A,  et  al

J Homos
ex
. 2017 May 16.

Abstract

Perceived HIV risk, actual sexual HIV risk and willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada.Kesler MA, Kaul R, Myers T, et al
AIDS Care
. 2016 Nov;28(11):1378-85.
Abstract

Optimizing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation among men who have sex with men in a large urban centre: a dynamic modelling study.
MacFadden DR, Tan DH, Mishra S.

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2016 Sep 23;19(1):20791
Abstract

Use of an HIV-risk screening tool to identify optimal candidates for PrEP scale-up among men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada: disconnect between objective and subjective HIV risk.
Wilton J, Kain T, Fowler S,  et al

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2016 Jun 3;19(1):20777.
Abstract

Influence of Partner Type on Acceptability and Likelihood of Use of a Rectal Microbicide Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Giguere R, Dolezal C, Bauermeister JA, et al

J Sex Res
. 2015 Jul 1:1-9
Abstract

Your blues ain't like mine: considering integrative antiracism in HIV prevention research with black men who have sex with men in Canada and the United States.
Nelson LE, Walker JJ, DuBois SN, Giwa S.
Nurs Inq. 2014 Jun 4.
Abstract

Nondisclosure Prosecutions and HIV Prevention: Results From an Ottawa-Based Gay Men's Sex Survey.
O'Byrne P, Bryan A, Woodyatt C.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 May 1.
Abstract

Implications for HIV prevention programs from a serobehavioural survey of men who have sex with men in Vancouver, British Columbia: the ManCount study.
Moore DM, Kanters S, Michelow W, et al

Can J Public Health
. 2012 Mar-Apr;103(2):142-6.
Abstract
 

           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
An HIV sexual risk profile of transgender men in a sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vancouver, British Columbia
A. Rich, J. Forrest1, E. Roth, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

No association between 'Treatment as Prevention' comprehension and sexual risk behaviours in a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) in British Columbia, Canada
A. Carter, J. Forrest, A. Rich, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The impact of abuse on psychosocial outcomes in newly HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City
N. Hansen, J. Pace, P. Wilson, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Reducing HIV vulnerabilities: resilience promoting strategies for Asian men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada
A. Li, M. Poon2 N. Sutdhibhasilp, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Russia/NIS
           

Bulgaria

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Evaluation of a social network HIV prevention intervention program for young men who have sex with men in Russia and Bulgaria.
Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kabakchieva E, et al.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2003 Jun;15(3):205-2
0.
Abstract
 

Russia

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Evaluation of a social network HIV prevention intervention program for young men who have sex with men in Russia and Bulgaria.
Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kabakchieva E, et al.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2003 Jun;15(3):205-2
0.
Abstract

HIV risk characteristics and prevention needs in a community sample of bisexual men in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, McAuliffe TL, et al.
AIDS Care 2002 Feb;14(1):63-76
Abstract
 

 
           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Success of evidence-based combined HIV prevention among Siberian gay men, other men who have sex with men, and transgender individuals (GMT) comes up against the Russian anti-gay "propaganda law
D. Efremov, O. Gorodetskaya

(
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Sociocentric network-level HIV prevention intervention trial among MSM in Russia and Hungary
Y.A. Amirkhanian J.A. Kelly, J. Takacs, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Assessment of HIV prevention among MSM in the Pacific
M. Jikian, D. Kavanamur, G. Maibami Michie, D. Colby
(X1X International AIDS Conference)
Abstract
 

Ukraine       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Strategies to Implement Pre-exposure Prophylaxis with Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ukraine.
Dubov A, Fraenkel L, Yorick R, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2017 Dec 6.

Abstract
 

 

 


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