TY - JOUR
T1 - Being in the closet: correlates of outness among MSM in 13 European cities
AU - Sialon II Network
AU - Gios, Lorenzo
AU - Mirandola, Massimo
AU - Sherriff, Nigel
AU - Toskin, Igor
AU - Blondeel, Karel
AU - Dias, Sonia
AU - Stanekova, Danica
AU - Folch, Cinta
AU - Schink, Susanne Barbara
AU - Noestlinger, Christiane
AU - Vanden Berghe, Wim
AU - Naseva, Emilia
AU - Alexiev, Ivailo
AU - Benvenuti, Stefano
AU - Davis, Ruth Joanna
AU - Lunardi, Massimo
AU - Menichelli, Silvana
AU - Breveglieri, Michele
AU - Furegato, Martina
AU - de Groot, Peter
AU - van Wijk, Veronica
AU - Fransen, Katrien
AU - Vermoesen, Tine
AU - Vanackere, Michiel
AU - Benchikha, Fourat
AU - Van den Eynde, Sandra
AU - Cruyssaert, Boris
AU - Sergeant, Mark
AU - Damen, Pieter
AU - Massoz, Francois
AU - Carlier, Erwin
AU - Francois, Michael
AU - Karon, Stephen
AU - Soltani, Safia
AU - Martin, Thierry
AU - De Bruyne, Alan
AU - Bocken, Francoise
AU - Dieleman, Myriam
AU - Dimitrova, Reneta
AU - Gancheva, Anna
AU - Bogeva, Dobromira
AU - Nikolova, Maria
AU - Muhtarova, Mariya
AU - Kantarjiev, Todor
AU - Georgieva, Viara
AU - Tsintsarski, Petar
AU - Taskov, Hristo
AU - Varleva, Tonka
AU - Birindjieva, Elena
AU - Tsoumanis, Achilleas
N1 - NPP; XINTEXT; 12 main authors
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Data for MSM continue to show a high risk of acquiring HIV-STIs. Within this population, outness seems to have an impact on both risk-taking and on health seeking behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral characteristics, testing behaviors, and outness level among MSM using data from a multi-center bio-behavioral cross-sectional study carried out in 13 EU cities. A multilevel analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with being open ("out") versus not being open ("in"). A total of 4,901 MSM were enrolled in the study and were classified as "out" in 71% of the cases. MSM "out" were more likely to report HIV testing and being reached by HIV prevention programs compared to MSM who were "in." The results confirm the key role of outness in relation to different healthy and risky behavior, ranging from testing to party-drug use.
AB - Data for MSM continue to show a high risk of acquiring HIV-STIs. Within this population, outness seems to have an impact on both risk-taking and on health seeking behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral characteristics, testing behaviors, and outness level among MSM using data from a multi-center bio-behavioral cross-sectional study carried out in 13 EU cities. A multilevel analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with being open ("out") versus not being open ("in"). A total of 4,901 MSM were enrolled in the study and were classified as "out" in 71% of the cases. MSM "out" were more likely to report HIV testing and being reached by HIV prevention programs compared to MSM who were "in." The results confirm the key role of outness in relation to different healthy and risky behavior, ranging from testing to party-drug use.
KW - MSM
KW - outness
KW - bio-behavioral survey
KW - Time-Location Sampling
KW - respondent-driven sampling
KW - risk behaviors
KW - HIV testing
KW - SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR
KW - GAY MEN
KW - STRUCTURAL STIGMA
KW - HIV RISK
KW - HEALTH
KW - DISCLOSURE
U2 - 10.1080/00918369.2019.1656033
DO - 10.1080/00918369.2019.1656033
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 0091-8369
VL - 68
SP - 415
EP - 433
JO - Journal of Homosexuality
JF - Journal of Homosexuality
IS - 3
ER -