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Behaviour change interventions
Let's be more open about the joy of sex

The discussion around the new sustainable development goals – replacing the millennium development goals – are forcing us to re-examine the issue of sexual health and rights as the key to alleviating poverty and empowering women. There is growing evidence that promoting pleasure alongside safer sex messaging can increase the consistent use of condoms and other forms of safer sex.

Published
29 April 2013
From
The Guardian
Epidemiology and behaviour
A majority of HIV-positive gay men in Dutch survey take their viral load into consideration if having unprotected sex

About 40% of men who answered a community survey for HIV-positive gay men in the Netherlands said they took their viral load into consideration in deciding whether

Published
29 April 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Epidemiology and behaviour
Consistent decline in partner numbers in US gay men in last decade, but no change in condom use

Data from two national sex surveys in the United States show that gay and bisexual men (men who have sex with men, MSM) reported significantly fewer sexual

Published
25 April 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Sexually transmitted infections
HPV Vaccine Showing Successes in Australia

The US government’s goal of vaccinating young girls against the human papillomavirus has been disappointing, with less than a third of teenagers having completed a full course of HPV vaccine. But now the United States can look to Australia, which six years into a successful nationwide HPV vaccination campaign has experienced a sharp decline in the number of new cases of genital warts among young men and women.

Published
19 April 2013
From
New York Times
Finance and funding
Opinion: Why the gay community needs FS magazine

"GMFA first published FS magazine in 2002. In March this year we were told that the people who funded FS magazine were no longer going to continue this. Saying this came as a bit of a shock is an understatement. We believe that FS achieves something that no other HIV prevention does. Simply, we are able to reach gay men who are not necessarily seeking information on sexual health..." Ian Howley, editor of London's HIV prevention magazine for gay men, on why GMFA are going to try to continue to publish it, despite drastic funding cuts.

Published
16 April 2013
From
Sosogay
Opportunistic infections
The Facts About Bacterial Meningitis Among Gay Men

Magnet Medical Director Chris Hall, MD, gives us the facts about bacterial meningitis and what guys in our community need to know.

Published
16 April 2013
From
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Sexually transmitted infections
HAWAII: Reversing Course, Hawaii Lawmakers Open STD Treatment Option to Gays

Hawaii lawmakers have deleted the word “homosexual” from legislation that would have excluded homosexuals from receiving expedited partner therapy for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Expedited partner therapy allows a medical provider to prescribe antibiotics for the partner of a person diagnosed with an STD without an examination.

Published
11 April 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
Adherence
Breaking the Silence on My Struggle With HIV Meds

Most days I forgot I even had HIV until it was time for me to take those pills. Then those days started to become more frequent. Then I started to resent those pills. For me those pills were a constant reminder that I AM LIVING WITH HIV.

Published
08 April 2013
From
The Body
Women
Marriage is a risk factor for HIV infection in Malawi

Marriages in Malawi are characterised by such stark gender inequalities that marriage itself is a risk factor for HIV infection in women, according to qualitative research published

Published
08 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Epidemiology and behaviour
Disagreements about agreements – many gay couples lack clarity on sex outside their relationship

The majority of American gay men in relationships say they establish a ‘sexual agreement’ with their partner, both to minimise HIV risks and to maintain the quality

Published
05 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
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