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Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina
The aim of this study is to describe the discordance between the self-perceived risk and actual risk of HIV among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and its associated factors. An online, cross-sectional study was conducted with 405 men recruited from an Argentinian NGO in 2017. Risk discordance...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429984 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269 |
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author | Feijoo-Cid, Maria Fernández-Cano, María Isabel Zalazar, Virginia Moriña-Soler, David García-Sierra, Rosa Arreciado Marañón, Antonia Sued, Omar |
author_facet | Feijoo-Cid, Maria Fernández-Cano, María Isabel Zalazar, Virginia Moriña-Soler, David García-Sierra, Rosa Arreciado Marañón, Antonia Sued, Omar |
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description | The aim of this study is to describe the discordance between the self-perceived risk and actual risk of HIV among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and its associated factors. An online, cross-sectional study was conducted with 405 men recruited from an Argentinian NGO in 2017. Risk discordance (RD) was defined as the expression of the underestimation of risk, that is, as a lower self-perception of HIV risk, as measured with the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale, than the current risk of HIV infection, as measured by the HIV Incidence Risk Index. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between the RD and the explanatory variables. High HIV risk was detected in 251 (62%), while 106 (26.2%) showed high self-perceived risk. RD was found in 230 (56.8%) YMSM. The predictors that increased RD were consistent condom use with casual partners (aOR = 3.8 [CI 95:1.5–11.0]), the use of Growler to meet partners (aOR = 10.38 [CI 95:161–121.94]), frequenting gay bars (aOR = 1.9 [95% CI:1.1–3.5]) and using LSD (aOR = 5.44 [CI 95:1.32–30.29]). Underestimation of HIV risk in YMSM is associated with standard HIV risk behavior and modulated by psychosocial aspects. Thus, prevention campaigns aimed at YMSM should include these factors, even though clinical practice does not. Health professionals should reconsider adapting their instruments to measure the risk of HIV in YMSM. It is unknown what score should be used for targeting high-risk YMSM, so more research is needed to fill this gap. Further research is needed to assess what score should be used for targeting high-risk in YMSM. |
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spelling | pubmed-96904912022-11-25 Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina Feijoo-Cid, Maria Fernández-Cano, María Isabel Zalazar, Virginia Moriña-Soler, David García-Sierra, Rosa Arreciado Marañón, Antonia Sued, Omar Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study is to describe the discordance between the self-perceived risk and actual risk of HIV among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and its associated factors. An online, cross-sectional study was conducted with 405 men recruited from an Argentinian NGO in 2017. Risk discordance (RD) was defined as the expression of the underestimation of risk, that is, as a lower self-perception of HIV risk, as measured with the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale, than the current risk of HIV infection, as measured by the HIV Incidence Risk Index. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between the RD and the explanatory variables. High HIV risk was detected in 251 (62%), while 106 (26.2%) showed high self-perceived risk. RD was found in 230 (56.8%) YMSM. The predictors that increased RD were consistent condom use with casual partners (aOR = 3.8 [CI 95:1.5–11.0]), the use of Growler to meet partners (aOR = 10.38 [CI 95:161–121.94]), frequenting gay bars (aOR = 1.9 [95% CI:1.1–3.5]) and using LSD (aOR = 5.44 [CI 95:1.32–30.29]). Underestimation of HIV risk in YMSM is associated with standard HIV risk behavior and modulated by psychosocial aspects. Thus, prevention campaigns aimed at YMSM should include these factors, even though clinical practice does not. Health professionals should reconsider adapting their instruments to measure the risk of HIV in YMSM. It is unknown what score should be used for targeting high-risk YMSM, so more research is needed to fill this gap. Further research is needed to assess what score should be used for targeting high-risk in YMSM. MDPI 2022-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9690491/ /pubmed/36429984 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Feijoo-Cid, Maria Fernández-Cano, María Isabel Zalazar, Virginia Moriña-Soler, David García-Sierra, Rosa Arreciado Marañón, Antonia Sued, Omar Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title | Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title_full | Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title_fullStr | Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title_short | Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina |
title_sort | assessing the underestimation of hiv risk infection among young men who have sex with men in argentina |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429984 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269 |
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