A qualitative study exploring the social and environmental context of recently acquired HIV infection among men who have sex with men in South-East England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A key UK public health priority is to reduce HIV incidence among gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to explore the social and environmental context in which new HIV infections occurred among MSM in London and Brighton in 2015.

Design

A qualitative descriptive study, comprising in-depth interviews, was carried out as a substudy to the UK Register of HIV Seroconverters cohort: an observational cohort of individuals whose date of HIV seroconversion was well estimated. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted in NVivo, guided by a socio-ecological framework.

Setting

Participants were recruited from six HIV clinics in London and Brighton. Fieldwork was conducted between January and April 2015.

Participants

All MSM eligible

SUBMITTER: Gourlay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5629694 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature