2021
Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Zhang TP, Sha Y, Yu F, Yang L, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2127. PMID: 34798857, PMCID: PMC8605500, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12182-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesMale partnersSexual health clinicsHIV testing interventionsOnline sexual health interventionsMen's health outcomesCross-sectional surveySexual health interventionsLogistic regression modelsRisky sexual behaviorHIV transmissionMean ageHealth clinicsObservational studyChinese MSMMSM communityGay app useTesting interventionsHealth interventionsSexual partnersSexual behaviorMSMApp useRegression modelsInterventionSexual health (excluding reproductive health, intimate partner violence and gender-based violence) and COVID-19: a scoping review
Kumar N, Janmohamed K, Nyhan K, Forastiere L, Zhang WH, Kågesten A, Uhlich M, Frimpong A, Van de Velde S, Francis JM, Erausquin JT, Larrson E, Callander D, Scott J, Minichiello V, Tucker J. Sexual health (excluding reproductive health, intimate partner violence and gender-based violence) and COVID-19: a scoping review. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2021, 97: 402-410. PMID: 33782145, PMCID: PMC8380886, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthHealth disparitiesSexual behaviorCOVID-19HIV testing ratesJoanna Briggs Institute ReviewersGlobal infectious disease pandemicSexual health outcomesEnglish language original studiesJBI Scoping ReviewsInfectious disease pandemicSexual health researchSTI careMiddle-income countriesPre-pandemic levelsPopulation health disparitiesSTUDY SELECTIONTesting ratesHealth outcomesMental healthDisease pandemicMultiple bibliographical databasesCOVID-19 eraSex workersSexual activityImproving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Yang F, Zhang T, Sha Y, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Improving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 1984-1992. PMID: 33471242, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03128-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex participantsIndex menTreatment arm dataHIV self-testing (HIVST) kitsSelf-testing kitsSexual behaviorHIV SelfHIVST interventionHIVST kitsChinese menSocial network interventionKey populationsNetwork-based interventionsSocial contactMenInterventionMSMSexKitNetwork interventionMore kitsArm dataParticipants
2020
Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Zhang T, Yang F, Li KT, Tang W, Tucker JD, Christakis NA, Alexander M. Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 616. PMID: 32366241, PMCID: PMC7197169, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08768-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI testChinese MSMHealth providersSexual behaviorRectal testsSTI testingChlamydia testingMean ageHigh burdenSecondary analysisSocio-DemographicMSMSexual historyGreater likelihoodTesting provisionGonorrheaTesting outcomesTest choiceBackgroundMenMethodsThisProvidersInfectionCliniciansTestingTrials