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No increase in sexual risk taking by gay men in England, 2001 to 2008
Roger Pebody, 2013-04-10 07:30:00
Analysis of Gay Men’s Sex Survey data shows that, overall, the proportion of men reporting unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) did not change between the 2001 and 2008 surveys. There was an increase in the number of men with diagnosed HIV reporting unprotected sex, but numerous other indicators showed no increase in risk taking.
Moreover, there wasn’t evidence of more men practicing ‘serosorting’ or ‘strategic positioning’. The analysis is reported in the March issue of Sexuality Research and Social Policy (full text freely available).
The results contrast with those of a mathematical modelling study, widely reported by the media in February, which suggested that new HIV infections have increased in gay men since the mid-1990s, despite the greater use of HIV treatment – because of a modest rise in the number of men having unprotected sex. However, it is important to note that this rise in UAI was an estimation derived from the modelling, rather than empirical data.
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