Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

ABSTRACT: We set out to identify syndemic factors associated with HIV sexual risk behavior among HIV-negative gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM), and examine associations between syndemic factors and HIV sexual risk behaviors using models of co-occurring epidemics. We used baseline data from 1571 sexually active GBM from the Engage Cohort study, recruited using respondent-driven sampling in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. We explored associations between potential syndemic factors and HIV sexual risk behavior, and used oblique component analysis to reduce the number of variables. Path analysis and logistic regression with interaction terms were used to evaluate the association of syndemic factors with HIV sexual risk behavior. In the mediation model, childhood sexual abuse (CS

SUBMITTER: Duailibe F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484301 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature