Open AccessUse of Gay Chatlines and Online Dating Platforms as Potential Mediators or Moderators in the Relationship Between Loneliness, Self-Rated Attractiveness and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition Risk Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vancouver, Canada
Author(s) -
Alejandra Fonseca-Cuevas,
Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha,
Tian Shen,
David Moore,
Nathan J. Lachowsky,
Kiffer G. Card,
Jordan M. Sang,
Lu Wang,
Jason Chia,
Felipe Duailibe,
Robert S. Hogg,
Viviane D. Lima
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001672
Subject(s) - medicine , loneliness , odds ratio , men who have sex with men , demography , psychological intervention , mediation , cross sectional study , psychosocial , gerontology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , syphilis , pathology , sociology , political science , law
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) remain disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Interaction between psychosocial factors likely plays a role in HIV acquisition risk. We aimed to analyze the association of loneliness and self-rated attractiveness with HIV acquisition risk, and determine whether these associations were mediated by gay telephone chatlines or online dating platforms.