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Improvements in sexual health testing among gay men in Sydney, Australia, 2003-2007

dc.contributor.author Zablotska Manos, Iryna en_US
dc.contributor.author Imrie, John en_US
dc.contributor.author Bourne, Christopher en_US
dc.contributor.author Grulich, Andrew en_US
dc.contributor.author Frankland, Andrew en_US
dc.contributor.author Prestage, Garrett en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T15:12:37Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T15:12:37Z
dc.date.issued 2008 en_US
dc.description.abstract In order to be effective, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing should be comprehensive based on the clients` sexuality and risk practices. Using data from the Sydney Gay Community Periodic Survey, we explored trends in and factors associated with STI testing among gay men during 2003-2007. Among men who were not HIV-positive, 68% were tested for HIV in 2007. HIV testing was more common than STI testing and remained stable during 2003-2007. Use of swabs and urine samples increased significantly (P-trend <0.001 for each). However, until 2007, 33% of men were not tested. Sexual behaviours (higher number of partners, having casual partners and engaging in unprotected anal intercourse with them) were associated with STI testing. HIV-negative men were tested for STI less often than HIV-positive men (prevalence ratio = 0.56; 95% CI: 0.47-0.68). STI testing among HIV-negative men has improved significantly but remains inadequate for STI control and HIV prevention. It should not be assumed that appropriate and comprehensive STI screening is always provided to clients. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0956-4624 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/44213
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.source Legacy MARC en_US
dc.subject.other Homosexual en_US
dc.subject.other screening en_US
dc.subject.other STI en_US
dc.subject.other HIV en_US
dc.subject.other prevention en_US
dc.title Improvements in sexual health testing among gay men in Sydney, Australia, 2003-2007 en_US
dc.type Journal Article en
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unsw.relation.faculty Arts Design & Architecture
unsw.relation.faculty Medicine & Health
unsw.relation.ispartofissue 11 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal International Journal of STD & AIDS en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto 758-760 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume 19 en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Zablotska Manos, Iryna, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Imrie, John, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Bourne, Christopher, Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Grulich, Andrew, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Frankland, Andrew, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Prestage, Garrett, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.school Centre for Social Research in Health *
unsw.relation.school School of Population Health *
unsw.relation.school The Kirby Institute *
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