Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Objectives: We investigated the extent to which Brazilian and Portuguese Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) had casual sex partners outside their homes during the period of sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online survey was conducted in Brazil and Portugal in April, during the...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-03-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3266 |
id |
doaj-a386b286b03f4d81905e43f7497f7313 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-a386b286b03f4d81905e43f7497f73132021-03-23T00:01:58ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-03-01183266326610.3390/ijerph18063266Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa0Layze Braz de Oliveira1Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz2Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho3Guilherme Schneider4Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo5Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo6Sandra Brignol7Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes8Inês Fronteira9Willi McFarland10Human Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilDepartamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, BrazilDepartamento de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói 24220-900, BrazilHuman Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, BrazilGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1349-008 Lisboa, PortugalDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USAObjectives: We investigated the extent to which Brazilian and Portuguese Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) had casual sex partners outside their homes during the period of sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online survey was conducted in Brazil and Portugal in April, during the period of social isolation for COVID-19, with a sample of 2361 MSMs. Recruitment was done through meeting apps and Facebook. Results: Most of the sample (53.0%) had casual sex partners during sheltering. Factors that increased the odds of engaging in casual sex in Brazil were having group sex (aOR 2.1, 95%CI 1.3–3.4), living in an urban area (aOR 1.6, 95%CI 1.1–2.2), feeling that sheltering had a high impact on daily life (aOR 3.0, 95%CI 1.1–8.3), having casual instead of steady partners (aOR 2.5, 95%CI 1.8–3.5), and not decreasing the number of partners (aOR 6.5, 95%CI 4.2–10.0). In Portugal, the odds of engaging in casual sex increased with using Facebook to find partners (aOR 4.6, 95%CI 3.0–7.2), not decreasing the number of partners (aOR 3.8, 95%CI 2.9–5.9), usually finding partners in physical venues (pre-COVID-19) (aOR 5.4, 95%CI 3.2–8.9), feeling that the isolation had a high impact on daily life (aOR 3.0, 95%CI 1.3–6.7), and HIV-positive serostatus (aOR 11.7, 95%CI 4.7–29.2). Taking PrEP/Truvada to prevent COVID-19 was reported by 12.7% of MSM. Conclusions: The pandemic has not stopped most of our MSM sample from finding sexual partners, with high-risk sexual behaviors continuing.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3266casual sexsex partnersmen who have sex with menSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa Layze Braz de Oliveira Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho Guilherme Schneider Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo Sandra Brignol Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Inês Fronteira Willi McFarland |
spellingShingle |
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa Layze Braz de Oliveira Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho Guilherme Schneider Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo Sandra Brignol Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Inês Fronteira Willi McFarland Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health casual sex sex partners men who have sex with men SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 |
author_facet |
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa Layze Braz de Oliveira Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho Guilherme Schneider Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo Sandra Brignol Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Inês Fronteira Willi McFarland |
author_sort |
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa |
title |
Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
title_short |
Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
title_full |
Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
title_fullStr |
Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed |
Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
title_sort |
casual sex among men who have sex with men (msm) during the period of sheltering in place to prevent the spread of covid-19 |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
series |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
issn |
1661-7827 1660-4601 |
publishDate |
2021-03-01 |
description |
Objectives: We investigated the extent to which Brazilian and Portuguese Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) had casual sex partners outside their homes during the period of sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online survey was conducted in Brazil and Portugal in April, during the period of social isolation for COVID-19, with a sample of 2361 MSMs. Recruitment was done through meeting apps and Facebook. Results: Most of the sample (53.0%) had casual sex partners during sheltering. Factors that increased the odds of engaging in casual sex in Brazil were having group sex (aOR 2.1, 95%CI 1.3–3.4), living in an urban area (aOR 1.6, 95%CI 1.1–2.2), feeling that sheltering had a high impact on daily life (aOR 3.0, 95%CI 1.1–8.3), having casual instead of steady partners (aOR 2.5, 95%CI 1.8–3.5), and not decreasing the number of partners (aOR 6.5, 95%CI 4.2–10.0). In Portugal, the odds of engaging in casual sex increased with using Facebook to find partners (aOR 4.6, 95%CI 3.0–7.2), not decreasing the number of partners (aOR 3.8, 95%CI 2.9–5.9), usually finding partners in physical venues (pre-COVID-19) (aOR 5.4, 95%CI 3.2–8.9), feeling that the isolation had a high impact on daily life (aOR 3.0, 95%CI 1.3–6.7), and HIV-positive serostatus (aOR 11.7, 95%CI 4.7–29.2). Taking PrEP/Truvada to prevent COVID-19 was reported by 12.7% of MSM. Conclusions: The pandemic has not stopped most of our MSM sample from finding sexual partners, with high-risk sexual behaviors continuing. |
topic |
casual sex sex partners men who have sex with men SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 |
url |
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3266 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT alvarofranciscolopesdesousa casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT layzebrazdeoliveira casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT arturacelinofranciscoluznunesqueiroz casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT hericaemiliafelixdecarvalho casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT guilhermeschneider casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT emersonlucassilvacamargo casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT telmamariaevangelistadearaujo casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT sandrabrignol casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT isabelameliacostamendes casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT inesfronteira casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 AT willimcfarland casualsexamongmenwhohavesexwithmenmsmduringtheperiodofshelteringinplacetopreventthespreadofcovid19 |
_version_ |
1724207034914570240 |