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New (open access paper): #mpox #vaccination coverage among Australian gay and bisexual men and non-binary people. 42% fully vaxxed. Lower vax levels among bi+, overseas born and in suburban/regional areas. @anthonykjsmith.bsky.social @curtisxchan.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

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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 - A... 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 cr...

We conducted a latent class analysis of 1032 surveys from GBMSM in Australia, and found that social support, social engagement with LGBTQ+ people, and LGBTQ+ community involvement was associated with HIV testing and PrEP uptake. Available to read open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Tyrone Curtis came to share his fascinating work on heterosexual MSM and sexual health with us at UNSW.

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The app I used to make TikToks is now a paid service, so I’ve started to learn Adobe Premiere Pro using university access - it’s like a whole new world!

This prop was at the Kirby Institute end of year party. I’ve always wanted to take a picture with it and got my chance! #HIV #prep #HIVprevention

Our latest paper showed event-driven PrEP (ED-PrEP) use among GBMSM in Australia increased from 7.6% of PrEP users in 2019 to 27.8% in 2023. Read the full open access short report here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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New open access article from our team.

Event-driven / on-demand (AKA 2-1-1) PrEP use has tripled between 2019-2023 in Australia, with 28% of gay/bi men and other men who have sex with men now using event-driven PrEP in 2023.

Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Trends in drug use among Australian GBM from 2012-2021. We found an increasing trend in any drug use in the last six months. Frequent party drug use was associated with condomless anal intercourse without PrEP or viral suppression.

The full article is available here: doi.org/10.1111/dar....

Only 7.5% of GBM not on PrEP in our sample in 2021 had 3+ STI tests in the last year, falling short of testing guidelines recommendations. Even in PrEP users, frequent STI testing decreased from 71.7% in 2017 to 58.6% in 2021.

Full paper here:
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