Online partner seeking and high-risk behaviour in men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgendered people in Mumbai, India: Implications for prevention strategies
It is important to understand the current internet-related sexual behaviours of high-risk groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM). We designed the present study to understand the types of online/mobile apps used by MSM and male-to-female transgendered people/hijras [TGH] in Mumbai, India. We...
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| description | It is important to understand the current internet-related sexual behaviours of high-risk groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM). We designed the present study to understand the types of online/mobile apps used by MSM and male-to-female transgendered people/hijras [TGH] in Mumbai, India. We also compared the internet-related 'partner seeking' and 'sexual behaviours' in MSM and TGH in Mumbai, India.
This is a cross-sectional analysis of secondary data collected (April to June 2020) from 8582 MSM and 4163 TGH from five targeted intervention programmes each in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Data on demographics, years of association with the intervention, number and type of online/mobile apps used, sexual behaviours including partners from virtual space and non-virtual (physical) space, group sex, attending parties, mobility for sexual partners, and HIV status were collected.
MSM were more likely to have mobile phone (88% vs 51%, p < 0.001) and internet access over the phone (78% vs 27%; p < 0.001) compared with TGH. The common apps used by MSM were Grindr (48%), Facebook (42%), and Blued (36%). MSM were more likely to have partners from virtual space (91% vs 67%; p < 0.001). A higher proportion of MSM had attended parties (28% vs 2%; p < 0.001), had group sex (16% vs 6%; p < 0.001), and were mobile for sex (25% vs 4%). MSM and TGH who had partners from virtual space were significantly more likely to report 'missed a condom at least once during penetrative sex in the past one week' (17% vs 12%; p |
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Internet-based interventions for MSM should be incorporated in the existing targeted intervention programme and outreach workers should be trained in virtual outreach services. Among TGH, given the low reach and use of smartphones and apps, internet-based interventions may not be such a useful option, and the existing physical targeted intervention programmes should be strengthened.]]></description><identifier>ISSN: 1932-6203</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1932-6203</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284602</identifier><identifier>PMID: 37115735</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: Public Library of Science</publisher><subject>Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; AIDS ; Analysis ; Applications programs ; Behavior ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Comparative analysis ; Computer and Information Sciences ; Condoms ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Engineering and Technology ; Female ; Females ; Gays & lesbians ; Health aspects ; Health risks ; HIV ; HIV Infections - epidemiology ; HIV Infections - prevention & control ; Homosexuality, Male ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Humans ; India ; Internet ; Male ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Men ; Mens health ; Mobile computing ; Mobility ; MSM (Men who have sex with men) ; People and Places ; Risk groups ; Risk taking ; Sex ; Sexual and Gender Minorities ; Sexual Behavior ; Sexual Partners ; Sexually transmitted diseases ; Smartphones ; Social service ; STD ; Transgender people</subject><ispartof>PloS one, 2023-04, Vol.18 (4), p.e0284602-e0284602</ispartof><rights>Copyright: © 2023 Acharya et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</rights><rights>COPYRIGHT 2023 Public Library of Science</rights><rights>2023 Acharya et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.</rights><rights>2023 Acharya et al 2023 Acharya et al</rights><rights>2023 Acharya et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c642t-37ec0d6e80a0c7df7f24507c5c78a51e2987242ef089e69b14473ce32d0cea413</cites><orcidid>0000-0003-1291-9033</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10146510/pdf/$$EPDF$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10146510/$$EHTML$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>230,314,723,776,780,860,881,2096,2915,23845,27901,27902,53766,53768,79342,79343</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37115735$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Acharya, Shrikala</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Karanjkar, Vijay</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Chougule, Smita</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Katkar, Sachendra</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Patil, Shashikant</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Dwivedi, Vivek</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Deshpande, Prashant</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Setia, Maninder Singh</creatorcontrib><title>Online partner seeking and high-risk behaviour in men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgendered people in Mumbai, India: Implications for prevention strategies</title><title>PloS one</title><addtitle>PLoS One</addtitle><description><![CDATA[It is important to understand the current internet-related sexual behaviours of high-risk groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM). We designed the present study to understand the types of online/mobile apps used by MSM and male-to-female transgendered people/hijras [TGH] in Mumbai, India. We also compared the internet-related 'partner seeking' and 'sexual behaviours' in MSM and TGH in Mumbai, India.
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We designed the present study to understand the types of online/mobile apps used by MSM and male-to-female transgendered people/hijras [TGH] in Mumbai, India. We also compared the internet-related 'partner seeking' and 'sexual behaviours' in MSM and TGH in Mumbai, India.
This is a cross-sectional analysis of secondary data collected (April to June 2020) from 8582 MSM and 4163 TGH from five targeted intervention programmes each in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Data on demographics, years of association with the intervention, number and type of online/mobile apps used, sexual behaviours including partners from virtual space and non-virtual (physical) space, group sex, attending parties, mobility for sexual partners, and HIV status were collected.
MSM were more likely to have mobile phone (88% vs 51%, p < 0.001) and internet access over the phone (78% vs 27%; p < 0.001) compared with TGH. The common apps used by MSM were Grindr (48%), Facebook (42%), and Blued (36%). MSM were more likely to have partners from virtual space (91% vs 67%; p < 0.001). A higher proportion of MSM had attended parties (28% vs 2%; p < 0.001), had group sex (16% vs 6%; p < 0.001), and were mobile for sex (25% vs 4%). MSM and TGH who had partners from virtual space were significantly more likely to report 'missed a condom at least once during penetrative sex in the past one week' (17% vs 12%; p<0.001). In HIV positive MSM, group sex, parties, and mobility for sex, were only in those who reported partners from the virtual space.
Internet-based interventions for MSM should be incorporated in the existing targeted intervention programme and outreach workers should be trained in virtual outreach services. Among TGH, given the low reach and use of smartphones and apps, internet-based interventions may not be such a useful option, and the existing physical targeted intervention programmes should be strengthened.]]></abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>Public Library of Science</pub><pmid>37115735</pmid><doi>10.1371/journal.pone.0284602</doi><tpages>e0284602</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1291-9033</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
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| subjects | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS Analysis Applications programs Behavior Biology and Life Sciences Comparative analysis Computer and Information Sciences Condoms Cross-Sectional Studies Engineering and Technology Female Females Gays & lesbians Health aspects Health risks HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Homosexuality, Male Human immunodeficiency virus Humans India Internet Male Medicine and Health Sciences Men Mens health Mobile computing Mobility MSM (Men who have sex with men) People and Places Risk groups Risk taking Sex Sexual and Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior Sexual Partners Sexually transmitted diseases Smartphones Social service STD Transgender people |
| title | Online partner seeking and high-risk behaviour in men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgendered people in Mumbai, India: Implications for prevention strategies |
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