Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence regarding this manuscript should be sent to Dr. Jeffrey T. Willingness to take PrEP were as follows: sex party listservs Experience having taken PrEP was as follows: sex party listservs In multivariable modeling, willingness to go on PrEP was independently associated with being younger, single, a person of color, and having been tested for HIV in the last 12 months.
Source of recruitment was largely unassociated with willingness to start PrEP. Number of recent male partners, number of recent condomless anal sex CAS events, and when data were collected i. In multivariable models, experience having taken PrEP was positively associated with sexual identity as gay, number of recent male sex partners, number of recent CAS acts, being tested for HIV in the last 12 months, and time in months.
Experience taking PrEP varied greatly by recruitment source, suggesting both researchers and providers might be well served to utilize digital mediums to effectively identify these individuals; however, should do so with caution as not all digital options may prove fruitful. Until recently, behavioral risk reduction strategies e. However, in , U. For researchers and providers, it is becoming increasingly essential to identify GBM who are interested in starting PrEP, and thus linking them to services, as well as identifying active PrEP users.
Furthermore, it is important to monitor trends in PrEP adoption over time. However, the internet has undergone major transitions with the uptake of mobile devices, the expansion of social networking websites like Facebook, and growth of the app marketplace including the use of geosocial-sexual networking apps.
As a result, there are many digital avenues in which researchers and providers can interact with gay and bisexual men. In this study, we report on online survey data gathered from gay and bisexual men identified via six digital avenues: Facebook, a hookup website, two geosocial-sexual networking apps, and two types of listservs nightlife listserv, sex party listserv.
