| Literature DB >> 26789395 |
Katie B Biello1,2, Catherine E Oldenburg1, Joshua Rosenberger3, Kenneth H Mayer2,4,5, David Novak6, Matthew J Mimiaga1,2,7,8.
Abstract
Men who have sex with men (MSM) who engage in transactional sex are at increased HIV risk, and face complex barriers to care seeking. Among 2,035 men recruited through an MSM social/sexual networking website in Latin America and who reported being HIV-infected, 186 (9.1%) reported being paid for sex with another man in the past year. Engagement in transactional sex was associated with decreased odds of receiving medical care for HIV (AOR=0.57, 95% CI=0.37-0.85). No significant differences were seen in being on antiretroviral therapy (ART) or ART adherence once in care. Interventions in this population should focus on reducing barriers to engagement in care.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; Latin America; medical care; medication adherence; men who have sex with men (MSM); transactional sex
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26789395 PMCID: PMC4894012 DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2015.0006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: LGBT Health ISSN: 2325-8292 Impact factor: 4.151