Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited studies on blocking and men who have sex with men (MSM) health outcomes. We need such data in China, to better understand the relationship between Chinese MSM gay app use and health outcomes, thus providing insight on risky sexual behaviors and HIV transmission among Chinese MSM - one of the world's largest MSM communities. Blocking someone is when users select a function on an app to prevent another user from contacting them and being blocked is when someone is prevented from contacting another user. We studied the correlates of blocking on the world's largest gay dating app among Chinese MSM (N = 208).

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey as part of an HIV testing intervention in Guangzhou, China, May-December 2019. Using logistic regr

SUBMITTER: Kumar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605500 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature