Abstract
Objectives
To examine the use of the female condom (FC) for anal sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. Methods: An online survey among 3,837 MSM. Results: 5.2% had used the FC for anal sex. Use was higher among those who had used the FC for vaginal sex (OR = 14.39, p < .001), those with multiple partners, (OR = 2.68, p = .004), and those who were HIV-positive (OR = 2.07, p < .001) or on PrEP (OR = 2.66, p < .001). Conclusions: FC use for anal sex was associated with the risk of HIV infection/transmission and may be a risk reduction strategy used by MSM in the United States.
Acknowledgments
The authors give special thanks to members of the team at CHEST (Chris Murphy, Carlos Ponton, Chris Hietikko, Mark Pawson, Lamar Lewis, Desmond Dutcher, Andrew Cortopassi, Demetria Cain, Darren Agboh), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Shirlyn Charles, Zoe Ginsburg), and NYU (Smiti Nadkarni). Finally, the authors thank Virginia “Ginny” Bowen and Kyle Bernstein at the CDC and the many participants who gave their time. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control or National Institutes for Health.
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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper
Data availability statement
Data is available from the corresponding author (CG) upon reasonable request.