-+*What health risks and health outcomes are associated with methamphetamine use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men? What interventions have proven effective at preventing or reducing the amount and frequency of methamphetamine use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men?
-+*Download pdf Questions Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PEP, is a way to prevent HIV in an HIV-negative person who may have been recently exposed to the virus (25). From a clinical viewpoint, PEP management involves addressing five key questions (26): According to the 2017 …
-+*Download pdf Questions Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important In Canada, bacterial STIs are a significant public health concern as incidence rates have risen markedly since 2010 (21). Between 2010 and 2019, the number of reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea all increased, by 33.1%, 393.1%, and 181.7%, respectively (21). One …
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the psychosocial needs and vulnerabilities of older gay and bisexual men? Key take-home messages Health outcomes related to the intersectionality of aging and sexual minority status is an emerging area of research (1, 2). It is important to consider the context of lived experiences among older gay men (3, 4), …
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the predictors of methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men? Key take-home messages An abundance of literature details problematic sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men (1–3); additionally, several interventions attempt to address methamphetamine dependence in this population (4, 5). Several factors are associated with …
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are examples of online interventions providing HIV and sexual health information to young newcomer men who have sex with men originating from the top countries of citizenship among international students in Canada (such as China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and Nigeria)? Key take-home messages There is a high HIV …
-+*Download pdf Questions What are best practices for communicating the harms of methamphetamine use to men who have sex with men in order to prevent its uptake? Key take-home messages Focus groups within the community can provide useful insight on how methamphetamine is used among men who have sex with men in the local context …
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are effective interventions to increase uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing among young men who have sex with men? Key take-home messages In Canada in 2018, 63% of all HIV diagnoses among youth were attributed to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (1); similarly, …
-+*Download pdf Question What is the latest evidence regarding interventions for immigrant Latino men who have sex with men along the HIV prevention and treatment cascade? Key take-home messages Among reported HIV cases with a known race/ethnicity in Canada in 2017, 6.3% were among individuals from Latin America (1). In 2018, Latinx persons in the …
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the different approaches to providing free HIV self-testing to reach different groups of population? What are the program costs associated with providing free HIV self-testing? What are the positivity rates for HIV self-testing? Key take-home messages HIV self-testing is highly acceptable but could be cost prohibitive, especially for individuals at …
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