Open AccessIncreasing sexual risk behaviour among Dutch men who have sex with men
Author(s) -
Ard van Sighem,
Irálice A V Jansen,
Daniela Bezemer,
Frank de Wolf,
Maria Prins,
Ineke G. Stolte,
Christophe Fraser
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283574df9
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , demography , anal intercourse , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , prospective cohort study , cohort , cohort study , sexual behavior , gerontology , psychology , gynecology , family medicine , clinical psychology , surgery , mathematics , sociology , geometry , syphilis
Changes in risk behaviour among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Netherlands were estimated by fitting a mathematical model to annual HIV and AIDS diagnoses in the period 1980-2009 and, independently, from rates of unprotected anal intercourse in a prospective cohort study in Amsterdam. The agreement between the two approaches was very good, confirming that in terms of incidence, increasing risk behaviour between MSM is offsetting benefits offered by enhanced testing and treatment.