The Annual American Men's Internet Survey of Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Protocol and Key Indicators Report 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and there is evidence that this population is participating in increasingly risky sexual behavior. These changes are occurring in the context of new modes of online social interaction-many MSM now report first meeting their sex partners on the Internet. Better monitoring of key behavioral indicators among MSM requires the use of surveillance strategies that capitalize on these new modes of interaction. Therefore, we developed an annual cross-sectional behavioral survey of MSM in the United States, the American Men's Internet Survey (AMIS).

Objective

The purpose of this paper was to provide a description of AMIS methods. In addition we report on the first cycle of

SUBMITTER: Sanchez TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4869242 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature