High-risk sexual behaviours among gay and bisexual men: comparing event-level casual sex encounters among seroconverters and non-seroconverters

Abstract

While both groups of men engaged in CLAIC, how they engaged in CLAIC differed, and the context in which they did so was different. A generic measure of CLAIC conceals the critical elements of HIV risk, particularly the role of receptive CLAIC, among GBM that distinguish those who seroconverted and those who did not. Detailed information about the context and nature of the practise of CLAIC is required for a more complete understanding of HIV risk among GBM.

Assessing the health and well-being of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men around the world

“…PrEP is fundamentally changing the dynamic of sex for many men. Decisions around how and when to use condoms will alter during scale-up, posing challenges to prevention campaigns focused on bacterial STIs 9. In a paper addressing condomless anal intercourse with casual partners, Down et al stress that beyond condom use, sexual positioning and other key contextual information are essential to understanding sexual risk behaviour among gay and bisexual men.…”