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General Reports
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Internalized heterosexism among HIV-positive, gay-identified men: Implications for HIV prevention and care.
Johnson MO, Carrico AW, Chesney MA, Morin SF.
 J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Oct;76(5):829-39.
 Abstract
 
Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men.
Johnson WD, Diaz RM, Flanders WD, et al 
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD001230.
 Abstract
 
Sex, love, friendship, belonging and place: Is there a role for 'Gay Community' in HIV prevention today?
Rowe MS, Dowsett GW. 
Cult Health Sex. 2008 May;10(4):329-44.
 Abstract
 
HIV Prevention Altruism and Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex
with Men.
O'Dell BL, Rosser BR, Miner MH, Jacoby SM.
AIDS Behav. 2007 Nov 6;
Abstract
 
Discussing HIV Serostatus With Prospective Sex Partners: A Potential HIV Prevention
Strategy Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Rietmeijer CA, Lloyd LV, McLean C.
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Dec 12
 Abstract

The ABC's of HIV Prevention in Men: Associations With HIV Risk and Protective Behaviors.
Steele MS, Bukusi E, Cohen CR, et al
J  Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Oct 2;
 Abstract

MSM in HIV-Prevention Trials are Sexual Partners With Each Other: An Ancillary Study to the
EXPLORE Intervention.
Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Benet DJ, et al 
AIDS Behav. 2005 Dec 6;:1-8
 Abstract
 
Should a low prevalence of asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infection in gay men
attending HIV clinics discourage from opportunistic screening?
Ruf M. 
Int J STD AIDS. 2005 Sep;16(9):622-4
 Abstract
 
Sexual harm reduction practices of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men: serosorting,
strategic positioning, and withdrawal before ejaculation.
Parsons JT, Schrimshaw EW, Wolitski RJ, et al 
AIDS. 2005 Apr;19:S13-S25.
 Abstract

Prevention with gay and bisexual men living with HIV: rationale and methods of the Seropositive
Urban Men's Intervention Trial (SUMIT).
Wolitski RJ, Parsons JT, Gomez CA, et al 
AIDS. 2005 Apr;19:S1-S11.
Abstract

What happened in the SUMIT trial? Mediation and behavior change.
O'leary A, Hoff CC, Purcell DW, et al
AIDS. 2005 Apr;19:S111-S121.
 Abstract
 
Prevention With HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex With Men: Lessons From the Seropositive
Urban Men's Study (SUMS) and the Seropositive Urban Men's Intervention Trial (SUMIT).
For the SUMS and SUMIT Study Teams.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 Oct 1;37:S101-S109
 Abstract
 
Behavioral and cognitive barriers to safer sex between men in steady relationships: implications
for prevention strategies.
Davidovich U, Wit JB, Stroebe W.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2004 Aug;16(4):304-14.
Abstract
 
Why HIV infections have increased among men who have sex with men and what to do about it:
 findings from California focus groups.
Morin SF, Vernon K, Harcourt JJ, et al. 
AIDS Behav. 2003 Dec; 7(4): 353-62.
 Abstract
 
Self-perceived responsibility of HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men for preventing HIV
transmission.
Wolitski RJ, Bailey CJ, O'Leary A ,et al  
 AIDS Behav. 2003 Dec; 7(4): 363-72.
 Abstract
 
Pros and cons of condom use among gay and bisexual men as explored via the internet.
Gullette DL, Turner JG.  
J Community Health Nurs. 2003 Fall;20(3):161-77.
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
How Effective will CDC’s new Marketing Strategy be to Men Who Have Sex with Men
for Increased HIV Testing and High-Risk Behavior Modification?:
An Interview with CDC's Ronald O. Valdiserri
 Nary G
 A Backwards Glance May 2003  Vol 1  No 1
 Paper

S afety and acceptability of the Reality condom for anal sex among men who have sex
with men.
Renzi C, Tabet SR, Stucky JA, et al.
AIDS 2003 Mar 28;17(5):727-31
Abstract

Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in men who have
sex with men (Cochrane Review).
Johnson WD, Hedges LV, Diaz RM.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(1):CD001230
 Abstract

 Preferences about the characteristics of future HIV prevention products among men who
have sex with men.
Rader M, Marks G, Mansergh G, et al.
AIDS Educ Prev 2001 Apr;13(2):149-59
 Abstract

A randomized controlled intervention trial of a sexual health approach to long-term HIV risk
reduction for men who have sex with men: effects of the intervention on unsafe sexual behavior.
Rosser BR, Bockting WO, Rugg DL, et al
AIDS Educ Prev 2002 Jun;14(3 Suppl A):59-71
 Abstract

HIV prevention interventions with gay or bisexual men and youth.
Kelly JA.
AIDS 2000 Sep;14 Suppl 2:S34-9
 Abstract

  
 
Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 		  
 
Reducing non-premeditated risk-taking in MSM: a new intervention protocol to increase vigilance and
control tested for efficacy in a prospective RTC
 J. De Wit, P. Adam
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Ongoing transmission behaviors of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in care:
implications for secondary prevention interventions
Mayer KH, O'Cleirigh C, Safren S, et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Changes in HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men
A J. Silvestre, MS. Friedman,  JA. Encandela, et al
(131 APHA)
 Abstract
 
Exploring contexts and themes for HIV prevention interventions among MSM age 50 and older
DW. Coon, JA. Catania, G M. Rebchook, et al
 (131 APHA)
 Abstract
 
HIV Serosorting
       
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
HIV Serosorting in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Is It Safe?
Golden MR, Stekler J, Hughes JP, Wood RW 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Sep 2.
Abstract
 
Sexual Practices of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Nonidentified MSM Attending New York City Gyms:
Patterns of Serosorting, Strategic Positioning, and Context Selection.
Halkitis PN, Moeller RW, Pollock JA. 
J Sex Res. 2008 Jul-Sep;45(3):253-
 Abstract

Understanding why gay men seek HIV-seroconcordant partners: Intimacy and risk reduction motivations.
Frost DM, Stirratt MJ, Ouellette SC, et al 
Cult Health Sex. 2008 Jun;10(5):513-27.
 Abstract
 
  Serosorting Sexual Partners and Risk for HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Eaton LA, Kalichman SC, Cain DN, et al  
Am J Prev Med. 2007 Dec;33(6):479-85.
 Abstract
 
Increases in sexually transmitted infections and sexual risk behaviour without a concurrent increase
in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in San Francisco: a suggestion of HIV serosorting?
Truong HM, Kellogg T, Klausner JD, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2006 Dec;82(6):461-6
 Abstract

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Withdrawal, “serosorting” or “strategic positioning”: use of risk reduction strategies with casual sex partners
in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Switzerland, 2007) i
 H. Balthasar , A. Jeannin  , S. Derendinger , et al
 (XVII Iinternational AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
NGOs unite at the pan-European level to improve HIV prevention and support for men
who have sex with men (MSM)
 A. Beloglazov, V. Coquelin, S. Essid, et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Prevalence of HIV serosorting strategies among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, California, USA
 R.D. Stall, H.F. Raymond, M.A. Grasso, et al
 (XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Risk reduction strategies among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada
 D. Paquette, R. Kropp , S. Cule , et al
 XVII Iinternational AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Prevalence of HIV serosorting strategies among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, California,
USA
 R.D. Stall, H.F. Raymond, M.A. Grasso, et al
 (XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
HIV-serosorting is associated with sexually transmitted infections, but is only practiced on a
low level in men who have sex with men, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 A. Van der Bij, M. Kolader, H. Fennema, et al
(XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Serosorting among Africans living with HIV in London
 J. Elford, J. Anderson, C. Bukutu, F. Ibrahim
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Serosorting – on purpose or by chance?
 S. Cowan , J. Haff , E. Smith , et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
HIV status disclosure by HIV positive gay men is not independent of a casual partner’s known or
suspected serostatus
 I. Zablotska, P. Rawstorne, L. Mao, et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Knowledge of sexual partner’s HIV serostatus and serosorting practice in a population-based
sample of men who have sex with men
 Q. Xia, F. Molitor, D. Osmond, et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Reconsidering serostatus-based approaches to prevention for gay and bisexual men
 S. Kurtz , J. Weaver
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Effect of the internet on serosorting and risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men
 M. Berry, H.F. Raymond S. Behel, et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
HIV serosorting among men who have sex with men, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2005
 L.N. Melo  , M.A. Sander , A.R.P. Pascom , et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
How Protective is HIV Serosorting Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)?:
Implications for Prevention
MR. Golden, H Thiede, T Shafii, et al
 (2006 National STD Prevention Conference)
 Abstract

Ongoing HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) may be driven particularly
by incomplete serosorting in already diagnosed HIV positive men, who are not yet on antiretroviral
therapy (ART) and have a high incidence of sexually transmitted infection (STIs)
 Marcus U., Schmidt A.J. Hamouda O.
(4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Sexual practices of HIV seropositive gay and bisexual men: Use of harm reduction strategies in
New York City and San Francisco
J T Parsons, E W Schrimshaw, R J Wolitski, et al
 XV International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Post-Sexual Exposure Prophylaxis
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Limited knowledge and use of HIV post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men.
Liu AY, Kittredge PV, Vittinghoff E, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Feb 1;47(2):241-7.
Abstract
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Is screening for sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men who receive
non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis worthwhile?
Hamlyn E, McAllister J, Winston A, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2006 Feb;82(1):21-23.
 Abstract

Behavioral Impact, Acceptability, and HIV Incidence Among Homosexual Men With
Access to Postexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV.
For the Praca Onze Study Team 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 Mar 15;35(5):519-525.
 Abstract 

Is offering post-exposure prevention for sexual exposures to HIV related to sexual risk
behavior in  gay men?
Waldo CR, Stall RD, Coates TJ
AIDS 2000 May 26;14(8):1035-9  
 Abstract 

Post-exposure HIV prevention: eligibility of patients recently infected by sexual exposure
Sudre P, San Millan Ruiz D, et al.
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1999 Feb 27;129(8):314-8  
 Abstract

Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection in gay and bisexual men. Implications for the
future of HIV prevention
Kalichman SC
Am J Prev Med 1998 Aug;15(2):120-7
Abstract
 

 		 

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Knowledge of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is not associated with increase in sexual risk behaviour
 among men who have sex with men
 R. Bom, U. Davidovich, I. Stolte, M. Prins
 XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) at a New York City community health center
 S. Weiss, A. Radix, R. Vail, et al
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Knowledge and use of post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis among MSM in 3 US cities: baseline data from
the first US pre-exposure prophylaxis trial
A. Liu, R. Gvetadze, L. Grohskopf, et al
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

HIV Pre- and Post- Exposure Prophylaxis Among Bathhouse Patrons
D Daskalakis, K T. Bernstein, R Hagerty, et al 
(2006 National STD Prevention Conference)
 Abstract
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
       
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Limited knowledge and use of HIV post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and
bisexual men.
Liu AY, Kittredge PV, Vittinghoff E, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Feb 1;47(2):241-7.
 Abstract

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Knowledge and use of post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis among MSM in 3 US cities: baseline data from
the first US pre-exposure prophylaxis trial
A. Liu, R. Gvetadze, L. Grohskopf, et al
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Oral or rectal chemoprophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission: what do at risk men who
have sex with men (MSM) know and want?
Mayer K, Dolezal C, Carballo-Dieguez A, et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Modeling the potential impact of HIV chemoprophylaxis strategies among men who have
sex with men in the United States: HIV infections prevented and cost-effectiveness
Desai K., McGreevey W.P., Ackers M.L., et al
(XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Low levels of pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness and use among HIV-negative/unknown
gay/bisexual men: San Francisco Bay Area residents, circuit party attendees, and clients
of an urban STD clinic
A. Liu, S. Wheeler, E. Vittinghoff, et al
 XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

HIV Pre- and Post- Exposure Prophylaxis Among Bathhouse Patrons
DDaskalakis, K T. Bernstein, R Hagerty, et al 
(2006 National STD Prevention Conference)
 Abstract
Microbicides
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
Preference for gel over suppository as delivery vehicle for a rectal microbicide: results of a randomised, crossover
acceptability trial among men who have sex with men.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Dolezal C,  et al 
Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Nov;84(6):483-7.
 Abstract

Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Microbicides and Nonoxynol-9 use in a Probability
Sample of Gay Men.
Carballo-Dieguez A, O'sullivan LF, Lin P, 
AIDS Behav. 2006 Jun 15;
Abstract

Frequent use of lubricants for anal sex among men who have sex with men: the HIV
prevention potential of a microbicidal gel.
Carballo-Dieguez A, Stein Z, Saez H, et al.
 Am J Public Health 2000 Jul;90(7):1117-21
 Abstract

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Pre-coital rectal douching: implications for rectal microbicides
 Carballo-Dieguez A , Bauermeister J , Ventuneac A
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Rectal microbicides and the fight against HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with
men (MSM) in Nigeria
Eki G.O., George E
 (XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Lubricant and enema use among MSM: factors affecting the development of a rectal
microbicide for clinical trials
Hylton J., Fuchs E., Hendrix C.
 (XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Rectal microbicide acceptability: results of a volume escalation trial
A Carballo-Dieguez ,  K Mayer ,  C Dolezal , et al 
(3rd IAS Conference)
 Abstract
Circumcision
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Circumcision Status and Risk of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex
With Men A Meta-analysis
Millett GA,  Flores  Sa,  Gary Marks G, et al
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1674-1684.
Abstract
 
FULL- TEXT ARTICLE
 Willingness of men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States to be circumcised as
adults to reduce the risk of HIV
Begley EB, Jafa K, Voetsch AC, et al 
PLoS ONE. 2008 Jul 16;3(7):e273
 Paper
 
Circumcision Status and HIV Infection Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex With
Men in 3 US Cities.
Millett GA, Ding H, Lauby J, et al  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Dec 15;46(5):643-650.
Abstract

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  How willing are gay men to “cut off” the epidemic? Circumcision among MSM in the
Andean region
Guanira J, Lama JR, Goicochea P, et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
Condoms
       

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Predictors of condom use among repeat HIV-negative testing men who have sex with men
CL Sipan, MF Hovell, E Blumberg, et al  
(136th APHA)
 Abstract

POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
Condom induced erectile dysfunction (COINED): a unique predictor of deliberate sexual risk
U Davidovich
 (XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation
HIV Vaccine Studies
           
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Community heroes or "high-risk" pariahs? Reasons for declining to enroll in an HIV vaccine trial.
Newman PA, Daley A, Halpenny R, Loutfy M.
Vaccine. 2008 Feb 20;26(8):1091-7.
 Abstract
 
Demographic and Behavioral Contextual Risk Groups Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Participating in a Phase 3 HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trial: Implications for HIV Prevention and
Behavioral/Biomedical Intervention Trials.
Bartholow BN, Goli V, Ackers M, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Sep 21;
Abstract
 
Issues related to gay and bisexual men's acceptance of a future AIDS vaccine.
Salazar LF, Holtgrave D, Crosby RA, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2005 Aug;16(8):546-8.
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual risk behaviour of Canadian participants in the first efficacy trial of a preventive HIV-1 vaccine.
Lampinen TM, Chan K, Remis RS, et al
CMAJ. 2005 Feb 15;172(4):479-83.
 Paper

Recruiting London gay men into an HIV vaccine trial: is it feasible?
Sherr L, Bolding G, Elford J.
AIDS Care. 2004 Jun;16(5):565-71.
 Abstract
 
Readiness for HIV vaccine trials: changes in willingness and knowledge among high-risk populations in the
 HIV network forprevention trials. The HIVNET Vaccine Preparedness Study Protocol Team.
Koblin BA, Holte S, Lenderking B, Heagerty P.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2000 Aug 15;24(5):451-7.
 Abstract
 
Assessment of the changing willingness to participate in phase III HIV vaccine trials among men who have
sex with men.
Bartholow BN, MacQueen KM, Douglas JM Jr
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1997 Oct 1;16(2):108-15.
 Abstract
 

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Potential influence of HIV vaccine understanding on MSM risk reduction decisions
BK Sugimoto, NA Constantine, KJ Karriker-Jaffe, et al 
(136th APHA)
Abstract
 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
Using the internet to attract MSM to HIV vaccine trials
S  Im
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation

An Evaluation of Recruitment Strategies Targeting High Risk MSM for HIV Vaccine Trials
Enrollment
DE Garcia, K Louis, KE Mark
 (135  APHA)
Abstract

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