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- Title
The Rhythm of Risk: Sexual Behaviour, PrEP Use and HIV Risk Perception Between 1999 and 2018 Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Authors
Basten, Maartje; den Daas, Chantal; Heijne, Janneke C. M.; Boyd, Anders; Davidovich, Udi; Rozhnova, Ganna; Kretzschmar, Mirjam; Matser, Amy
- Abstract
HIV risk perception plays a crucial role in the uptake of preventive strategies. We investigated how risk perception and its determinants changed between 1999 and 2018 in an open, prospective cohort of 1323 HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM). Risk perception, defined as the perceived likelihood of acquiring HIV in the past 6 months, changed over time: being relatively lower in 2008–2011, higher in 2012–2016, and again lower in 2017–2018. Irrespective of calendar year, condomless anal intercourse (AI) with casual partners and high numbers of partners were associated with higher risk perception. In 2017–2018, condomless receptive AI with a partner living with HIV was no longer associated with risk perception, while PrEP use and condomless AI with a steady partner were associated with lower risk perception. We showed that risk perception has fluctuated among MSM in the past 20 years. The Undetectable equals Untransmittable statement and PrEP coincided with lower perceived risk.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; HIV infection transmission; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; HIV infection risk factors; RISK-taking behavior; HIV seronegativity; HUMAN sexuality; ATTITUDE (Psychology); RISK perception; SEX customs; PREVENTIVE medicine; MEN who have sex with men; ANAL sex; CONDOMS; SEXUAL partners; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2021, Vol 25, Issue 6, p1800
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-020-03109-4