Latent Class Analysis of Online Platforms for Partner-Seeking and Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from Central Kentucky.

Little is known whether engagement in sexual behaviors associated with potential HIV risks differs by subgroups of men who have sex with men (MSM), who are distinct regarding patterns of use of online tools for partner-seeking. Using latent class analysis, we revealed four classes of app-using MSM (...

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Publicado en:AIDS & Behavior Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 1015 - 1029
Autores principales: Pravosud, Vira, Ballard, April M, Holloway, Ian W, Young, April M
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Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2024
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          Pravosud, Vira
          Ballard, April M
          Holloway, Ian W
          Young, April M
        affil: Northern California Institute for Research and Education, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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          Sexual Partners
          Sexual Behavior
          Men Who Have Sex With Men Psychosocial Factors
          Human
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          Latent Structure Analysis
          Kentucky
          HIV Infections Prevention and Control
          Confidence Intervals
          Logistic Regression
          Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
          Anal Intercourse
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        Little is known whether engagement in sexual behaviors associated with potential HIV risks differs by subgroups of men who have sex with men (MSM), who are distinct regarding patterns of use of online tools for partner-seeking. Using latent class analysis, we revealed four classes of app-using MSM (n = 181, 18–34 y.o., 82.4% identified as White and non-Hispanic) residing in Central Kentucky: the Grindr/Tinder class; the Poly App Use class of MSM-oriented apps; the General Social Media class, and the Bumble class. Unadjusted penalized logistic regressions showed associations of the Poly App Use class with increased numbers of receptive anal sex partners and reporting condomless receptive anal sex. Adjusting for other covariates, poly app users versus others were more likely to be older (25–34 vs. 18–24, AOR = 3.81, 95%CI = 1.70–9.03), to report past six-month illicit drug use (AOR = 2.93, 95%CI = 1.25–7.43) and to have ever used pre-exposure prophylaxis (AOR = 2.79, 95%CI = 1.10–7.12). Poly app users had behavior profiles associated with an elevated HIV risk and also reported HIV-related protective behaviors likely indicating increased risk awareness among this class. Our findings warrant differentiation of behavior profiles by patterns of app use and suggest not to generalize sexual behaviors associated with potential HIV risks to all app-using MSM.
        Resumen: Poco se sabe si la participación en comportamientos sexuales asociados con riesgos potenciales de VIH difiere según distintos subgrupos de hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH) en base a patrones en el uso de herramientas online para la búsqueda de pareja. Mediante el análisis de clases latentes, identificamos cuatro clases de HSH que usan aplicaciones (n = 181, 18–34 años, 82.4% identificados como Blancos y no-Hispanos) y residen en Kentucky Central: la clase Grindr/Tinder, la clase Poly App Use de aplicaciones orientadas a HSH, la clase General Social Media y la clase Bumble. Las regresiones logísticas penalizadas no ajustadas mostraron asociaciones de la clase Poly App Use con un alza en el número de parejas receptivas en relaciones sexuales anales y con reportes de sexo anal receptivo sin condón. Al ajustar por otras covariables, los miembros de la clase Poly App Use, con respecto a las otras clases, tuvieron más probabilidades de ser mayores (25–34 vs. 18–24, ORA = 3,81; IC95%=1,70 − 9,03), de informar el uso de drogas ilícitas en los últimos 6 meses (ORA = 2,93; IC95%=1,25 − 7,43) y haber utilizado alguna vez profilaxis-preexposición (ORA = 2,79; IC95%=1,10 − 7,12). Así mismo, los miembros de esta clase tuvieron perfiles de comportamiento asociado con el riesgo elevado de VIH y también informaron comportamientos de protección relacionados con el VIH que probablemente indican una mayor conciencia del riesgo entre ellos. Nuestros hallazgos justifican la diferenciación de perfiles de comportamiento en base a patrones de uso de aplicaciones y sugieren no generalizar los comportamientos sexuales asociados con riesgos potenciales de VIH a todos los HSH que las usan.
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