Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships

© 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York In this study we sought to identify the social and behavioural characteristics of Australian gay and bisexual men who had and had not tested for HIV during their current relationship. The results were based on 2012 and 2013 data collected from ongoing...

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Main Authors: Lee, E., Murphy, Dean, Mao, L., de Wit, J., Prestage, G., Zablotska, I., Holt, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11651
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author Lee, E.
Murphy, Dean
Mao, L.
de Wit, J.
Prestage, G.
Zablotska, I.
Holt, M.
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Mao, L.
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Prestage, G.
Zablotska, I.
Holt, M.
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description © 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York In this study we sought to identify the social and behavioural characteristics of Australian gay and bisexual men who had and had not tested for HIV during their current relationship. The results were based on 2012 and 2013 data collected from ongoing cross-sectional and community-based surveys held in six Australian states and territories. One thousand five hundred and sixty-one non-HIV-positive men reported that they were in a primary relationship. The majority of gay and bisexual men in primary relationships had tested for HIV during the relationship (73.4 %). Among men who had not tested during the relationship, almost half of these men had never tested for HIV. As untested men within relationships are potentially at risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV to their partners unknowingly, it is important to promote HIV testing to these men.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-116512017-09-13T14:58:44Z Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships Lee, E. Murphy, Dean Mao, L. de Wit, J. Prestage, G. Zablotska, I. Holt, M. © 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York In this study we sought to identify the social and behavioural characteristics of Australian gay and bisexual men who had and had not tested for HIV during their current relationship. The results were based on 2012 and 2013 data collected from ongoing cross-sectional and community-based surveys held in six Australian states and territories. One thousand five hundred and sixty-one non-HIV-positive men reported that they were in a primary relationship. The majority of gay and bisexual men in primary relationships had tested for HIV during the relationship (73.4 %). Among men who had not tested during the relationship, almost half of these men had never tested for HIV. As untested men within relationships are potentially at risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV to their partners unknowingly, it is important to promote HIV testing to these men. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11651 10.1007/s10461-015-1167-y restricted
spellingShingle Lee, E.
Murphy, Dean
Mao, L.
de Wit, J.
Prestage, G.
Zablotska, I.
Holt, M.
Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title_full Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title_fullStr Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title_full_unstemmed Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title_short Social and Behavioural Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men in Regular Relationships
title_sort social and behavioural correlates of hiv testing among australian gay and bisexual men in regular relationships
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11651