Scheduled study visits at 6, 12 and 18 months included medical examinations, HIV screening, risk-reduction counselling and face-to-face interviews to collect information on their sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviours, and HIV risk-reduction strategies HIV-RRS. Three stigmatization sub-scores were constructed experienced, perceived and internalized.
Mixed-effects logistic regression was used for data analysis. Of the participants recruited at baseline, , and , respectively, had a follow-up visit at 6, 12 and 18 months. Of the latter, only one participant reported systematic TS 2. Thirteen participants After adjusting for country of study and age, the following self-reported factors were associated with a greater likelihood of being MCMSW: protected anal sex, exclusively insertive anal sex with male sexual partners, avoidance of sex after consuming psychoactive products and experiencing stigmatization all during the previous 6 months.
The majority of MCMSW in this study practiced HIV-RRS with male sexual partners, including engaging in protected anal sex, avoidance of sex when consuming psychoactive products, and practising exclusively insertive anal sex.
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Data Availability: Data Availability: Due to French law there are restrictions on publicly sharing the data of this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
