Trends in Number and Composition of Sex Partners Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2008-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social and legal acceptance of long-term same-sex partnerships in the United States has increased over the past decade which may impact sexual partnering among men who have sex with men (MSM). Identifying whether and how partnering trends have evolved at a national level could improve understanding of HIV transmission and prevention among MSM partnerships.

Methods

We used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance data (2008, 2011, and 2014) to study trends in the number and partner type composition (main/casual) of male sex partners among US MSM. Changes over time were assessed in Poisson regression models with the link function tailored to the count and binary outcomes.

Results

The mean total number of partners in th

SUBMITTER: Chapin-Bardales J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6647032 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature