HIV/STD Risk and PrEP Implementation Messaging Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

Description

The goal of this observational study is to learn about awareness around PrEP use and adherence, condom use, sexual risk-taking behavior, and substance-using behaviors in men having sex with men. The main objective is to study a prospective cohort of MSM in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego to understand men's strategies to prevent HIV/Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs), including PrEP use and adherence, condom use, sexual risk-taking behavior, and substance-using behaviors Participants will complete: * Quantitative surveys quarterly * HIV/ STI testing every 6 months * Qualitative assessments: focus group discussions and in-depth interviews

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Infections, Gay, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis

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Study overview

The goal of this observational study is to learn about awareness around PrEP use and adherence, condom use, sexual risk-taking behavior, and substance-using behaviors in men having sex with men. The main objective is to study a prospective cohort of MSM in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego to understand men's strategies to prevent HIV/Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs), including PrEP use and adherence, condom use, sexual risk-taking behavior, and substance-using behaviors Participants will complete: * Quantitative surveys quarterly * HIV/ STI testing every 6 months * Qualitative assessments: focus group discussions and in-depth interviews

Understanding HIV/STD Risk and Enhancing PrEP Implementation Messaging in a Diverse Community-Based Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Transformational Era (MIC-DROP)

HIV/STD Risk and PrEP Implementation Messaging Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

Condition
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

San Diego

San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States, 92182

Atlanta

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30307

Chicago

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Male at birth
  • * Self-identify as Cis-gender Male
  • * Ages 18 or older
  • * ≥1 Male anal sex partner in the 6 months before the baseline screener
  • * Live in or near Atlanta, Chicago, or San Diego
  • * Owns cell phone with data service
  • * Willing to download a health-related app to their cell phone as part of the research study
  • * Willing to participate in a 2-year cohort study with quarterly surveys and HIV and mailed STI self-testing
  • * Able to provide ≥ 2 means of contact
  • * Not currently enrolled in another HIV prevention clinical trial
  • * Not currently living with HIV
  • * Female at birth
  • * Do not self-identify as Cis-gender Male
  • * Individuals \< 18 years of age
  • * HIV positive status
  • * No male anal sex partner in the 6 months before the baseline interview
  • * Does not own a mobile phone with data service
  • * Not willing to download a health-related app to their cell phone as part of the research study
  • * Live outside the metro Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area and/or planning to move from the Atlanta area in the next 2 years
  • * Currently enrolled in an HIV prevention or treatment clinical trial

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Emory University,

Patrick Sullivan, DVM, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rollins School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

2026-08