The frequency of kissing as part of sexual activity differs depending on how men meet their male casual sexual partners

Previous studies have shown that men who have sex with men (MSM) who use smartphone dating applications (apps) are at higher risk of gonorrhoea, but not HIV. We have hypothesised that kissing may be a risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea. We measured differences in kissing practices among MSM wh...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2018-05, Vol.29 (6), p.598-602
Main Authors: Cornelisse, Vincent J, Priest, David, Fairley, Christopher K, Walker, Sandra, Bradshaw, Catriona S, Phillips, Tiffany, Chow, Eric PF
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Australia
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gonorrhea - transmission
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Saliva - microbiology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Partners
Smartphone
Social Networking
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Previous studies have shown that men who have sex with men (MSM) who use smartphone dating applications (apps) are at higher risk of gonorrhoea, but not HIV. We have hypothesised that kissing may be a risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea. We measured differences in kissing practices among MSM who use different methods to find male casual sexual partners (CSPs). If MSM who use apps kiss more CSPs, then this may help to explain why these men are at increased risk of gonorrhoea but not HIV. This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study of MSM attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, between March and September 2015. We measured differences in kissing practices among MSM who use different methods to find male casual sexual partners (CSPs). The questionnaire included questions about numbers of CSPs, numbers of CSPs kissed, and how men found CSPs. We surveyed 753 MSM with a median age of 29 years (interquartile range 25–36). Six hundred and one men (79.8%) reported using apps to find CSPs in the last three months. Users of apps had a higher number of CSPs than non-users (5.0 vs. 3.2; p 
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462417748717