Patterns of Social Support and LGBTQ + Community Involvement Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia and Their Effect on HIV-Related Outcomes: A Latent Class Analysis.

Peer support from social networks of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) has been recognised as a critical driver of engagement with HIV prevention. Using data from an online cross-sectional survey of 1,032 GBMSM aged 18 or over in Australia, a latent class analysis was conduc...

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Publicado en:AIDS & Behavior Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 1619 - 1629
Autores principales: Chan, Curtis, Bavinton, Benjamin R., Wong, Horas T. H., Rule, John, Nguyen, Loc, Spencer, Steven, Holt, Martin
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Publicado: Springer Nature May2025
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          Chan, Curtis
          Bavinton, Benjamin R.
          Wong, Horas T. H.
          Rule, John
          Nguyen, Loc
          Spencer, Steven
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          Support, Social
          LGBTQ+ Persons Psychosocial Factors
          Men Who Have Sex With Men Australia
          HIV Infections Prevention and Control
          Health Behavior
          Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
          Social Participation
          Human
          Australia
          Structural Equation Modeling
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Gay Men
          Sexual Health Services
          Funding Source
          Sexual and Gender Minorities
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
      ab: Peer support from social networks of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) has been recognised as a critical driver of engagement with HIV prevention. Using data from an online cross-sectional survey of 1,032 GBMSM aged 18 or over in Australia, a latent class analysis was conducted to categorise participants based on social support, LGBTQ + community involvement, and social engagement with gay men and LGBTQ + people. Comparisons between classes were assessed using multivariable multinomial logistic regression. Participants were allocated into four classes: 'Gay men focused' (n = 293, 28.4%) with high levels of support from gay men, 'High and diverse' (n = 75, 7.3%) with high support from people with a range of gender and sexual identities, 'Moderate overall' (n = 177, 17.2%) who reported some support from all sources, and 'Low overall' (n = 487, 47.2%) who had low support. Lifetime HIV testing was lower in the 'Low overall' (78.0%) and 'Moderate overall' (81.9%) classes compared to the 'Gay men focused' (96.9%) and 'High and diverse' (93.3%) groups. Among non-HIV-positive participants (n = 971), lifetime PrEP use was lower in the 'Low overall' (28.9%) than the 'Gay men focused' group (56.2%) but similar in the 'High and diverse' (59.7%) and 'Moderate overall' (37.5%) groups. Greater levels of social engagement with gay men and LGBTQ + people were associated with higher levels of HIV testing and PrEP use. Interventions are needed to reach GBM who are less engaged with GBMSM networks or LGBTQ + communities.
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