Individual level peer interventions for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men between 2000 and 2020: A scoping review. by Jack Freestone, Krista Joy Siefried, Garrett Prestage, Mohamed Hammoud, Angus Molyneux, Adam Bourne

“…<h4>Background</h4>Peer-led interventions are central to the global HIV response for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men [GBMSM]. Since the year 2000, technological advancements in HIV and an increased response to the health disparities faced by GBMSM outside of HIV, have contributed to the expanding scope of their content and delivery. …”
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Preferences and access to community-based HIV testing sites among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Côte d’Ivoire by Christine Danel, Joseph Larmarange, Lazare Sika, Maxime Inghels, Arsène Kra Kouassi, Serge Niangoran, Anne Bekelynck, Séverine Carilon, Mariatou Koné, Annabel Degrées du Loû

“…Objective Measuring access and preferences to Men who have Sex with Men focused community-based HIV testing sites (MSM-CBTS) in Côte d’Ivoire.Design A respondent-driven sampling telephone survey.Setting National survey conducted in 2018 in Côte d’Ivoire.Participants 518 MSM aged over 18 years old.Primary and secondary outcome measures Knowledge, practices, satisfaction and preferences regarding MSM-CBTS. …”
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Prevalence of Site-Specific Mycoplasma genitalium Infection and Macrolide and Fluoroquinolone-Associated Mutations in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China by Leng X, Zhu R, Ao X, Zhou Y, Zhang K, Hu T, Wu J, Chen Z, Huang L, Huang N, Li X, Ahmed Alnour R, Xue Z, Zhang X, Liu H, Axirejiang T, Ke W, Zou H

“…We aimed to assess site-specific MG infection and its correlates and macrolide and fluoroquinolones mutations among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shenzhen, China.Methods: Samples were obtained from different anatomic sites of MSM based on their sexual behavior. …”
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Barriers and missed opportunities in PrEP uptake, use and care among men who have sex with men with recent HIV infection in the Netherlands by Jeffrey C. D. Koole, Maarten R. D. Bedert, Feline de la Court, Irene Bais, Ferdinand Wit, Janneke Stalenhoef, Tania Mudrikova, Katalin Pogany, Birgit van Benthem, Maria Prins, Udi Davidovich, Marc van der Valk

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Mpox and the men who have sex with men (MSM) community in Nigeria: Exploratory insights from MSM and persons providing healthcare services to them by Michael Kunnuji, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Olufunke Adegoke, Syed Abbas, Elizabeth Shoyemi, Akanni O. Lawanson, Ayodele Jegede, Hayley MacGregor

“…The current mpox outbreak has challenged previous understanding of the disease, with human-to-human transmission being a significant mode of transmission, particularly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). A knowledge gap exists on MSM’s mpox experiences in Nigeria’s restrictive sociolegal context. …”
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Neurocognitive Impairment and HIV Treatment Engagement in Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV Who Report Chronic Pain and Substance Use by Matthew C. Sullivan, Megan R. Wirtz, Samantha M. McKetchnie, Lauren R. Gulbicki, S. Wade Taylor, Jonathan D. Jampel, Nikhil Banerjee, Conall O’Cleirigh

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Poppers use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China by Huailiang Chen, Jin Chen, Qingge Zhao, Min Zhou

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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service coverage by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

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A scoping review of HIV epidemiologic, sociocultural and programmatic studies related to transgender women and men who have sex with men in Cambodia, 1999-2019. by Jan W de Lind van Wijngaarden, Frits van Griensven, Ly Penh Sun, Stephen Wignall

“…However, in recent years there have been signs of increasing HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). …”
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Piloting of a Screen-Triage-Treat Surgical Approach Model for Management of Anal Cancer in Liberia by Christopher W. Reynolds, Whitney Lieb, Andrea Schecter, Michael M Gaisa, Stephen K. McGill, Evans L. Adofo, Ann Marie Beddoe

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Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities by Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, Daniel Grace, Trevor A. Hart, Terri Zhang, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Milada Dvorakova, Rita Shahin, Herveen Sachdeva, Nathan Lachowsky, Hind Sbihi, Darrell H.S. Tan, Michael A. Irvine, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

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STI/HIV risk prediction model development—A novel use of public data to forecast STIs/HIV risk for men who have sex with men by Xiaopeng Ji, Zhaohui Tang, Sonya R. Osborne, Thi Phuoc Van Nguyen, Amy B. Mullens, Judith A. Dean, Yan Li

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Acceptability among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Persons in India: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Adhish Kumar Sethi, Partha Haldar, Shashi Kant, Sanjay Kumar Rai, Shobini Rajan, Parveen Kumar

“…With increasing importance being given to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons (TG), we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of PrEP awareness and acceptability among these key populations in India, and their sociodemographic and behavioral determinants. …”
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The complex social, cultural and psychological drivers of the ‘chemsex’ experiences of men who have sex with men: a systematic review and conceptual thematic synthesis of qualitative studies by Edward Mundy, Alexander Carter, Tom Nadarzynski, Christopher Whiteley, Richard O. de Visser, Carrie D. Llewellyn

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Performance of indirect adherence measures for daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil. by Diana Zeballos, Laio Magno, Fabiane Soares, Jony Arrais Pinto Junior, Leila Amorim, Dirceu Greco, Alexandre Grangeiro, Inês Dourado, PrEP15-19 study group

“…We aimed to assess the performance of indirect adherence measures to oral PrEP among adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) and adolescent transgender women (ATGW).…”
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Mortality and immunological indicators of men who have sex with men living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in Southern China by Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Yuhua Ruan, He Jiang, Jinghua Huang, Guangjie Tan, Xiuling Wu, Jianjun Li, Chen Gong, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan

“…Abstract Background The proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Guangxi who are men who have sex with men (MSM) increased rapidly to nearly 10% in 2023; notably, over 95% of this particular population is currently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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The association between rapid antiretroviral therapy initiation and brain structure and function based on multimodal magnetic resonance imaging in HIV-positive men who have sex with men by Yihui He, Yang Zhang, Taiyi Jiang, Miaotian Cai, Guangqiang Sun, Yundong Ma, Jiahao Ji, Bo Yang, Bin Yang, Junyi Duan, Dongxia Wu, Lijun Sun, Lili Dai, Yulin Zhang, Hao Wu, Wenhao Jiang, Tong Zhang, Lei Wang

“…A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) undergoing ART. Fifty-four participants who started ART within 30 days of confirmed HIV diagnosis (rapid ART group) and 20 participants who started ART more than 6 months of confirmed HIV diagnosis (non-rapid ART group) completed clinical assessments and multimodal magnetic resonance imaging scans to obtain both anatomical and resting-state functional images. …”
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HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Stages Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With Sexually Transmitted Infections in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Xue Yang, Wenting Kang, Zhuoer Zhang, Houlin Tang, Dapeng Zhang, Lijun Sun, Zaicun Li, An Liu

“… Abstract BackgroundThere is limited literature available regarding the knowledge and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). …”
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Pilot study of extended-release lorcaserin for cocaine use disorder among men who have sex with men: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. by Glenn-Milo Santos, Janet Ikeda, Phillip Coffin, John E Walker, Tim Matheson, Matthew McLaughlin, Jennifer Jain, Eric Vittinghoff, Steven L Batki

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To determine if men who have sex with men (MSM) with cocaine use disorder (CUD) and actively-using cocaine could be enrolled and retained in a pharmacologic intervention trial of lorcaserin-a novel 5-HT2cR agonist-and determine the degree to which participants would adhere to study procedures.…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion among Hiv-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with No History of Injection Drug Use: Results from a Clinical Hiv Cohort by Ann N Burchell, Sandra L Gardner, Tony Mazzulli, Michael Manno, Janet Raboud, Vanessa G Allen, Ahmed M Bayoumi, Rupert Kaul, Frank McGee, Peggy Millson, Robert S Remis, Wendy Wobeser, Curtis Cooper, Sean B Rourke

“…BACKGROUND: Internationally, there is a growing recognition that hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be sexually transmitted among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM).…”
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