Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Men having sex with men MSM frequently use the Internet to find sex partners.
We examined the association between unprotected anal intercourse UAI with partners dated online and with partners dated offline met elsewhere , and examined whether differences can be explained by self-perceived HIV status of the index and knowledge of partnership characteristics. Participants completed a questionnaire concerning sexual behaviour. Only men reporting both online and offline casual sex partners were included.
HIV-positive MSM were more likely to practise UAI with partners dated online; however, after correction for partner and partnership characteristics, online partnership acquisition was not associated with a significantly increased risk of UAI.
The online version of this article doi Men who have sex with men MSM frequently use the Internet to find sex partners. Several studies have shown that MSM are more likely to engage in unprotected anal intercourse with sex partners they meet through the Internet online than with partners they meet at social venues offline [ 1 โ 3 ].
This implies that men who acquire partners online may be at a higher risk for sexually transmitted infections STI and HIV [ 4 โ 6 ]. A meta-analysis in found limited evidence that acquiring a sex partner online increases the risk of unprotected anal intercourse UAI [ 3 ].
