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Regional/Multinational
HIV Incidence/Prevalence Studies

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Is violence associated with increased risk behavior among MSM? Evidence from a population-based survey conducted across nine cities in Central America.
Wheeler J, Anfinson K, Valvert D, Lungo S.

Glob Health Action
. 2014 Oct 23;7:24814.
Abstract
 
     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Comparison of population size estimation for men who have sex with men in three Central America capital cities utilizing the unique object multiplier methodology, 2008-2010
B.E. Alvarez Rodríguez, G. Paz-Bayle, S. Chen, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Social vulnerability and HIV risk behaviors among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Central America
J. Wheeler, S. Lungo, D. Valvert, et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)

Abstract

Country-level unemployment as a structural driver of transactional sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Latin America: a multilevel analysis
C. Oldenburg, A. Perez-Brumer, K. Biello et al

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

 

Argentina
HIV Incidence/Prevalence Studies

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Childhood sexual experiences with an older partner among men who have sex with men in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dolezal C, Carballo-Diéguez A, et al

Child Abuse Negl
. 2013 Oct 24.
Abstract

Low frequency of male circumcision and unwillingness to be circumcised among MSM in Buenos Aires, Argentina: association with sexually transmitted infections.
Pando MA, Balan IC, Dolezal C,  et al
J Int AIDS Soc. 2013 Jun 6;16(1):
Abstract

High Prevalence of Substance Use Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Implications for HIV Risk Behavior.
Balán IC, Carballo-Diéguez A, Dolezal C,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2012 Nov 30.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Use of Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) Generates a Very Diverse Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Balan I, Marone R, et al
PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27447.
Paper


Barbados
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  On Being Gay in Barbados: "Bullers" and "Battyboys" and their HIV Risk in a Societal Context of Stigma.
Maiorana A, Rebchook G, Kassie N, Myers JJ.
J Homosex. 2013 Jul;60(7):984-1010.
Abstract

Chile
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG): Adaptation and Testing the Reliability and Validity in Chile.
Cardenas M, Barrientos JE.
  
J Sex Res.
2008 Apr;45(2):140-9.L
Abstract

Columbia
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  HIV Testing Among MSM in Bogotá, Colombia: The Role of Structural and Individual Characteristics.
Reisen CA, Zea MC, Bianchi FT, e al
 
AIDS Educ Prev. 2014 Aug;26(4):328-44.

Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

 

Internal displacement among Colombian men who have sex with men and HIV risk
M.C. Zea, F.T. Bianchi, C.A. Reisen F. Gonzalez
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Dominican Republic
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The Embodiment of Tourism among Bisexually-Behaving Dominican Male Sex Workers.
Padilla MB.
 
Arch Sex Behav. 2
008 May 28.
Abstract

Ecuador
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  HIV, STI and Behavioral Risk Among Men Who have Sex with Men in a Setting of Elevated HIV Prevalence Along Ecuador's Pacific Coast.
Sánchez-Gómez A, Jacobson JO, Montoya O,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2014 Nov 29
Abstract

Preparing for rectal microbicides: sociocultural factors affecting product uptake among potential South American users.
Galea JT, Kinsler JJ, Imrie J, et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Jun;104(6):e113-20.
Abstract
 


El Salvador
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Evidence of the Negative Effect of Sexual Minority Stigma on HIV Testing Among MSM and Transgender Women in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Andrinopoulos K, Hembling J, Guardado ME,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2014 Jun 8
Abstract

Correlates of Bisexual Behaviors Among Men who have Sex with Men in El Salvador.
Kim EJ, Creswell J, Guardado ME,  et al

AIDS Behav
. 2012 Feb 24.
Abstract

How many men who have sex with men and female sex workers live in El Salvador? Using respondent-driven sampling and capture-recapture to estimate population sizes.
Paz-Bailey G, Jacobson JO, Guardado ME, et al

Sex Transm Infect
. 2011 Mar 8

Abstract


Guatemala
           

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Novel Approaches to HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Promotion Among Guatemalan Gay and Bisexual Men, MSM, and Transgender Persons.
Rhodes SD, Alonzo J, Mann L, et al

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2014 Aug;26(4):345-61

Abstract
 

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

 
Prevalence of STI and performance of syndromic management in female sex workers, Guatemala, 2007-2012
R. Mendizabal-Burastero, F. Arana, C. Galindo-Arandi, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Guyana
           

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

  Using social networking and peer navigation to increase access to services and reach closeted men who have sex with men
S. Shipley, S. Kellerman, D.O. Owoeye, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Haiti
           

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  POSTER
Reconstructing Haiti: assessing individual and structural risk factors for HIV infection among the Haitian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during the post-disaster transition
A. Donnell, R. Dupont
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

Jamaica
           

 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pathways from sexual stigma to inconsistent condom use and condom breakage and slippage among men who have sex with men in Jamaica.
Logie CH, Wang Y, Marcus NL, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2018 Apr 24.

Abstract


Establishment of an HIV/sexually transmitted disease programme and prevalence of infection among incarcerated men in Jamaica.
Andrinopoulos K, Kerrigan D, Figueroa JP, et al
 
I
nt J STD AIDS
. 2010 Feb;21(2):114-9.
Abstract

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 

 
Breaking the barriers: a look at the challenges of test-seeking behaviour amongst men who have sex with men in Jamaica
R. Knight, K.A. Willis, L. Hue, et al
(XX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

A communication initiative to fight discrimination and stigmatization against MSM and to promote gay men´s health in Jamaica
H. Nation, I. Mclymont-Lafayette, D.M. Roper

(X
X  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

“Survival Now vs. Survival Later”: young Jamaican MSMs' immediate and delayed assessment of HIV risk
O. Harris, J. Tuttle, C.R. Sellers, et al
(XX  International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Mexico
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
"Outness" as a Moderator of the Association Between Syndemic Conditions and HIV Risk-Taking Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tijuana, Mexico.
Pitpitan EV, Smith LR, Goodman-Meza D,  et al
AIDS Behav
. 2015 Sep 1
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Correlates of unprotected anal sex among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico.
Barron Limon S, Semple SJ, Strathdee SA, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2012 Jun 13;12(1):433.
Paper


Peru
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The PICASSO Cohort: baseline characteristics of a cohort of men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women at high risk for syphilis infection in Lima, Peru.
Kojima N, Park H, Konda KA, et al 
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 11;17(1):255
Paper

'Event-level analysis of alcohol consumption and condom use in partnership contexts among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru.
Delgado JR, Segura ER, Lake JE,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Nov 3;170:17-24
Abstract

Proyecto Orgullo', an HIV prevention, empowerment and community mobilisation intervention for gay men and transgender women in Callao/Lima, Peru.
Maiorana A, Kegeles S, Salazar X, et al

Glob Public Health
.
2016 Aug-Sep;11(7-8):1076-92.
Abstract

Impact of alcohol use on sexual behavior among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru.
Herrera MC, Konda KA, Leon SR, et al

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2016 Feb 16.
Abstract

Substance use and sexual risk behaviors among Peruvian MSM social media users.
Young SD, Nianogo RA, Chiu CJ,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2015 Sep 1:1-7.
Abstract

Validation of the 'drinking expectancy questionnaire for men who have sex with men' in Peru.
Vagenas P, Wickersham JA, Calabrese SK, et al

Drug Alcohol Rev
. 2015 Jun 29
Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) incidence and associated risk factors among high-risk MSM and male-to-female transgender women in Lima, Peru.
Castillo R, Konda KA, Leon SR,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 May 6
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A cross-sectional study of low HIV testing frequency and high-risk behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru.
Lee SW, Deiss RG, Segura ER,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2015 Apr 21;15(1):408
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Risk of Stable Partnerships: Associations between Partnership Characteristics and Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women Recently Diagnosed with HIV and/or STI in Lima, Peru.
Cambou MC, Perez-Brumer AG, Segura ER  et al
PLoS One
. 2014 Jul 16;9(7):e102894
Paper

Preparing for rectal microbicides: sociocultural factors affecting product uptake among potential South American users.
Galea JT, Kinsler JJ, Imrie J, et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Jun;104(6):e113-20.
Abstract

Socialization Patterns and Their Associations with Unprotected Anal Intercourse, HIV, and Syphilis Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Peru.
Verre MC, Peinado J, Segura ER, et al
AIDS Behav. 2014 May 1
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Characterizing the syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru to identify new treatment and control strategies.
Deiss RG, Leon SL, Konda KA,et al
 
BMC Infect Dis
. 2013 Sep 10;13(1):

Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE

Short Text Messages to Motivate HIV Testing Among Men Who have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Study in Lima, Peru.
Menacho LA, Blas MM, Alva IE, Roberto Orellana E.
Open AIDS J. 2013 Apr 5;7:1-6.
Paper

Problem drinking is associated with increased prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, Peru.
Deiss RG, Clark JL, Konda KA,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Feb 19.
Abstract

Frequency, patterns, and preferences of lubricant use during anal intercourse within male sexual partnerships in Lima, Peru: Implications for a rectal microbicide HIV prevention intervention.
Clark JL, Salvatierra HJ, Segura ER,  et al

AIDS Care
. 2012 Oct 19
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Risk Behaviors and Reasons for not Getting Tested for HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Online Survey in Peru.
Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R,
PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27334.
Paper

Lubricant use among men who have sex with men reporting receptive anal intercourse in Peru: implications for rectal microbicides as an HIV prevention strategy|
Kinsler JJ, Galea JT, Peinado J,  et al

Int J STD AIDS
. 2010 Aug;21(8):567-72
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Effect of an online video-based intervention to increase HIV testing in men who have sex with men in Peru.
Blas MM, Alva IE, Carcamo CP,
et al 
PLoS One
. 2010 May 3;5(5):e10448.
Paper


Puerto Rico
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV-related risk behaviors among a sample of men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico:an overview of substance use and sexual practices.
Colón-López V, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Ortiz AP, et al

P R Health Sci
J
. 2011 Jun;30(2):65-8.
Paper

An Exploratory Study of Puerto Rican MSM Drug Users: The Childhood and Early Teen Years of Gay Males and Transsexual Females
Finlinson HA
 
Youth & Society
, Vol. 39, No. 3, 362-384
Abstract

 


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