| Title: |
Being in the closet : correlates of outness among MSM in 13 European cities |
| Authors: |
Gios, Lorenzo; Mirandola, Massimo; Sherriff, Nigel; Toskin, Igor; Blondeel, Karel; Dias, Sonia; Stanekova, Danica; Folch, Cinta; Schink, Susanne Barbara; Noestlinger, Christiane; Vanden Berghe, Wim; Naseva, Emilia; Alexiev, Ivailo; Benvenuti, Stefano; Davis, Ruth Joanna; Lunardi, Massimo; Menichelli, Silvana; Breveglieri, Michele; Furegato, Martina; de Groot, Peter; van Wijk, Veronica; Fransen, Katrien; Vermoesen, Tine; Vanackere, Michiel; Benchikha, Fourat; Van den Eynde, Sandra; Cruyssaert, Boris; Sergeant, Mark; Damen, Pieter; Massoz, Francois; Carlier, Erwin; Francois, Michael; Karon, Stephen; Soltani, Safia; Martin, Thierry; De Bruyne, Alan; Bocken, Francoise; Dieleman, Myriam; Dimitrova, Reneta; Gancheva, Anna; Bogeva, Dobromira; Nikolova, Maria; Muhtarova, Mariya; Kantarjiev, Todor; Georgieva, Viara; Tsintsarski, Petar; Taskov, Hristo; Varleva, Tonka; Birindjieva, Elena; Angelova, Aneliya; Antonov, Manol; Marcus, Ulrich; Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra; an der Heiden, Matthias; Marzougui, Sami; Bremer, Viviane; Kiihne, Andrea; Schoenerstedt-Zastrau, Kerstin; Zimmermann, Ruth; Wille, Andreas; Eckstein, Kai; Buch, Norman; Moskophidis, Philipp; Grenz, Marc; Schmogro, Danilo; Cornaglia, Giuseppe; Zorzi, Antonella; Tonolli, Elisabetta; Lo Cascio, Giuliana; Todeschini, Teresa; Recchia, Manuela; Pattini, Lorella; Rocca, Maria; Bighignoli, Alessandra; Galardi, Anita; Martini, Loredana; Caffi, Sandro; Benetollo, Pier Paolo; Cobello, Francesco; Bovom, Chiara; Benvenuti, Umberta; Bisoffi, Giulia; Bortolami, Oscar; Crestani, Laura; Comperini, Fabiano; Concia, Ercole; Lattuada, Emanuela; Lanzafame, Massimiliano; Leonardi, Stefania; Del Bravo, Paola; Cordioli, Maddalena; Rigo, Fabio; Guardalben, Emanuele; Marchesoni, Ivan; Suligoi, Barbara; Regine, Vincenza; Pugliese, Lucia; Caplinskas, Saulius; Caplinskiene, Irma; Krupenkaite, Rima; Sargelis, Gediminas; Rudomanskis, Arturas; Gama, Ana; Bras, Oriana; Piedade, Joao; Fuertes, Ricardo; Pinto, Nuno; Brito, Joao; Esteves, Julio; Rojas, Jesus; Ferreira, Fernando; Rocha, Miguel; Machado, Hugo; Campos, Maria Jose; Mendao, Luis; Rosinska, Magdalena; Kucharczyk, Bozena; Niedzwiedzka-Stadnik, Marta; Henszel, Lukasz; Zielinski, Andrzej; Czerwinski, Michal; Pawlega, Michal; Burdon, Ewelina; Gajdemska, Malgorzata; Gusciora, Agnieszka; Klasik, Nikodem; Rzanek, Katarzyna; Sawicki, Michal; Tecza, Michal; Debski, Mateusz; Maciejewska, Anna; Pazdan, Izabela; Rafila, Alexandru; Pitigoi, Daniela; Abagiu, Adrian; Marin, Carolina; Panzariu, Ioana; Miroiu, Alexandru; Popa, Madalina; Likker, Monica; Georgescu, Maria; Musat, Galina; Cojocaru, Dan; Lixandru, Mihai; Teodorescu, Raluca; Habekova, Monika; Drobkova, Tatiana; Chabadova, Zuzana; Wimmerova, Sona; Mojzesova, Maria; Kunc, Filip; Skurak, Michal; Bodnar, Peter; Horniakova, Katarina; Krahulcova, Maria; Prasensova, Jarmila; Smolen, Martin; Zahradnik, Peter; Tibaj, Pavol; Klays, Irena; Kustec, Tanja; Adamic, Claudia; Poljak, Mario; Kroselj, Robert; Mlakar, Jana; Solinc, Miran; Ferrer, Laia; Montoliu, Alexandra; Casabona, Jordi; Esteve, Anna; Galdon, Montserrat; Gonzalez, Victoria; Munoz, Rafael; Axelsson, Maria; Berglund, Torsten; Kuhlmann-Berenzon, Sharon; Tsoumanis, Achilleas; Velicko, Inga; Janson, Christer; Lindh, Bartek; Aperia, Kajsa; Babulanam, Buddha; Carlberg, Hans; Davidsson, Malte; Gutierrez, Nedo Entenza; Hildingsson, Viktor; Klasson, Henrik; Ramos, Moises Pena; Rojas, Cristian Quintero; Sandberg, Sven-Olof; Samuelson, Andreas; Sjoberg, Eric; Sjolund, Tommy; Svensson, Simon; Valencia, Ivan; Garcia, Filip; Lindblad, Olov; Voss, Jon; Ask, Ronnie; Blaxhult, Anders; Maliniemi, Maarit; Idestrom, Monica; Blom, Nils; Panton, Christina; Flood, Glynis; Boseley, Ross; Tweed, Marc; Roberts, Jonathon; Lemos, Cinthia Menel; Guglielmetti, Paolo; Philipp, Wolfgang; Schuppe, Matthias; Amato, Andrew; Dinca, IrMa; Haar, Karin; Pharris, Anastasia; Noori, Teymur; Seuc, Armando; Maurer, Natalie; Zohrabyan, Lev; Iovita, Alexandrina; Campioni, Maddalena; Noack, Patrick; Peeling, Rosanna; Johnston, Lisa |
| Source: |
JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY ; ISSN: 0091-8369 ; ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Ghent University Academic Bibliography |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences; SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR; GAY MEN; STRUCTURAL STIGMA; HIV RISK; HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; MSM; outness; bio-behavioral survey; Time-Location Sampling; respondent-driven sampling; risk behaviors; HIV testing |
| Description: |
Data for MSM continue to show a high risk of acquiring HIV-STIs. Within this population, outness seems to have an impact on both risk-taking and on health seeking behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral characteristics, testing behaviors, and outness level among MSM using data from a multi-center bio-behavioral cross-sectional study carried out in 13 EU cities. A multilevel analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with being open ("out") versus not being open ("in"). A total of 4,901 MSM were enrolled in the study and were classified as "out" in 71% of the cases. MSM "out" were more likely to report HIV testing and being reached by HIV prevention programs compared to MSM who were "in." The results confirm the key role of outness in relation to different healthy and risky behavior, ranging from testing to party-drug use. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8690056; https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1656033; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8690056/file/01H783RKXFTEQAWXC9GW752RDA |
| DOI: |
10.1080/00918369.2019.1656033 |
| Availability: |
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8690056; https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8690056; https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1656033; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8690056/file/01H783RKXFTEQAWXC9GW752RDA |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2CD4CE5B |
| Database: |
BASE |