Tag Archives: Gay Community Periodic Survey

Lastest Gay Community Periodic Survey for Adelaide released

Posted on by

Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW, June 2019

Gay Community Periodic Survey: Adelaide 2018

Authors: Broady, T., Mao, L., Bavinton, B., Jeffries, D., Bartlett, S., Calabretto, H., Narciso, L., Prestage, G., & Holt.

The Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited at a range of gay community sites in Adelaide, and online throughout South Australia. The major aim of the survey is to provide data on sexual, drug use, and testing practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among gay men. The most recent survey, the twelfth in South Australia, was conducted in November and December 2018 to coincide with the Adelaide Feast Festival.

Key points

– The proportion of men who reported ever having been tested for HIV increased from 83% in 2011 to 87% in 2018.

– The percentage of non-HIV-positive men who reported testing for HIV in the 12 months prior to the survey remained stable (and was reported by 71% in 2018), although the percentage reporting three or more HIV tests in the previous year increased (from 11% in 2014 to 22% in 2018).

– The use of HIV treatment by HIV-positive men has remained stable over time (and was reported by 93% of HIV-positive men in 2018). The percentage of men on antiretroviral treatment who reported an undetectable viral load also remained stable (reported by 94% in 2018).

– Mobile phone apps remained the most common way that men met male sex partners, reported by 44% in 2018.

– The proportion of men with regular male partners reporting condomless anal intercourse with those partners (CAIR) increased from 55% in 2011 to 65% in 2018.

– The proportion of men with casual male partners reporting condomless anal intercourse with those partners (CAIC) increased from 38% in 2011 to 51% in 2018.

– Most of the recent increase in CAIC appears to be attributable to the growing proportion of HIV-negative men using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

– STI testing among HIV-negative men has remained stable over time, with 74% reporting any STI test in the year prior to the 2018 survey. The proportion of HIV-positive men reporting any STI test in the previous year decreased from 91% in 2011 to 72% in 2018.

– Use of PrEP increased between 2014 and 2018 from 1% to 16% of non-HIV-positive men.

Latest Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey results released

Posted on by

Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW, 2017

The Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited at a range of gay community sites in Adelaide. The major aim of the survey is to provide data on sexual, drug use and testing practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among gay men.

The most recent survey, the eleventh in South Australia, was conducted in November and December 2016 to coincide with the Adelaide Feast Festival. In total, 923 men participated in the 2016 survey.

Key points:

  • „ The proportion of men who reported ever having beentested for HIV has remained stable (and was reported by 82% in 2016).
  • „ Among non-HIV-positive men, the proportion who reportedtesting for HIV in the 12 months prior to the survey remained stable (and was reported by 69% in 2016).
  • „ The use of HIVtreatment by HIV-positive men has increased significantly over time (and was reported by all HIV-positive men in the 2016 survey).
  • „Mobile phone apps remain the most common way that men meet male sex partners (and was reported by 38% in 2016).
  • „ The proportion of men with regular male partners reportingcondomless anal intercourse with those partners has remained stable over time (and was reported by 59% in 2016).
  • „ The proportion of men with casual male partners reportingcondomless anal intercourse with those partners has increased over time (and was reported by 42% in 2016).injec
  • „ Use ofPrEP increased between 2014 and 2016 from 1% to 3% of non-HIV-positive men

Download report: Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey 2016 (PDF)

Long term decline in consistent condom use among Australian gay men

Posted on by

nam/adismap, 15 November 2016

Data from the last ten years of the Australian Gay Community Periodic Surveys shows a steady decline in consistent condom use, with more gay men attempting to minimise their risk by serosorting or by having an undetectable viral load.

While HIV-positive men appear to be increasingly confident in their low risk of HIV transmission, it is not clear that HIV-negative men have fully embraced the impact of antiretrovirals on HIV prevention.

Read more here 

Report: Gay Community Periodic Survey – Adelaide 2014

Posted on by

Centre for Social Research in Health, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNSW Australia, April 2015

The Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of
gay and homosexually active men recruited at a range of gay community sites
in Adelaide. The major aim of the survey is to provide data on sexual, drug
use, and testing practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually
transmissible infections (STIs) among gay men. The most recent survey, the tenth
in South Australia, was conducted between November and December 2014 to
coincide with the Adelaide Feast Festival.

Download report (PDF) here

Caution urged in Queensland HIV notification “spike” response

Posted on by

Recent reports of a “dramatic spike” in HIV notifications in Queensland have prompted experts to urge caution about misinterpreting results and jumping to conclusions.

Read more here

Key findings in the Queensland Gay Periodic Health Survey

Posted on by

Substantial shifts in condom usage rates among men who have sex with men (MSM), the growing popularity of mobile applications and a lacklustre result in men reporting ever being tested for HIV are some of the key results.

Read more