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Article

Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina

by
Maria Feijoo-Cid
1,2,
María Isabel Fernández-Cano
1,2,*,
Virginia Zalazar
3,
David Moriña-Soler
4,
Rosa García-Sierra
1,2,5,
Antonia Arreciado Marañón
1,2 and
Omar Sued
3
1
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
2
Grup de REcerca Multidisciplinar en SAlut i Societat (GREMSAS), (2017 SGR 917), 08007 Barcelona, Spain
3
Dirección de Investigaciones, Fundación Huésped, Buenos Aires C1202ABB, Argentina
4
Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, Riskcenter-IREA, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
5
Research Support Unit Metropolitana Nord, Primary Care Research Institut Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Barcelona, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15269; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269
Submission received: 4 October 2022 / Revised: 8 November 2022 / Accepted: 17 November 2022 / Published: 18 November 2022
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to describe the discordance between the self-perceived risk and actual risk of HIV among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and its associated factors. An online, cross-sectional study was conducted with 405 men recruited from an Argentinian NGO in 2017. Risk discordance (RD) was defined as the expression of the underestimation of risk, that is, as a lower self-perception of HIV risk, as measured with the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale, than the current risk of HIV infection, as measured by the HIV Incidence Risk Index. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between the RD and the explanatory variables. High HIV risk was detected in 251 (62%), while 106 (26.2%) showed high self-perceived risk. RD was found in 230 (56.8%) YMSM. The predictors that increased RD were consistent condom use with casual partners (aOR = 3.8 [CI 95:1.5–11.0]), the use of Growler to meet partners (aOR = 10.38 [CI 95:161–121.94]), frequenting gay bars (aOR = 1.9 [95% CI:1.1–3.5]) and using LSD (aOR = 5.44 [CI 95:1.32–30.29]). Underestimation of HIV risk in YMSM is associated with standard HIV risk behavior and modulated by psychosocial aspects. Thus, prevention campaigns aimed at YMSM should include these factors, even though clinical practice does not. Health professionals should reconsider adapting their instruments to measure the risk of HIV in YMSM. It is unknown what score should be used for targeting high-risk YMSM, so more research is needed to fill this gap. Further research is needed to assess what score should be used for targeting high-risk in YMSM.
Keywords: HIV risk perception; HIV risk infection; men who have sex with men; adolescents; young adults HIV risk perception; HIV risk infection; men who have sex with men; adolescents; young adults

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Feijoo-Cid, M.; Fernández-Cano, M.I.; Zalazar, V.; Moriña-Soler, D.; García-Sierra, R.; Arreciado Marañón, A.; Sued, O. Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269

AMA Style

Feijoo-Cid M, Fernández-Cano MI, Zalazar V, Moriña-Soler D, García-Sierra R, Arreciado Marañón A, Sued O. Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(22):15269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269

Chicago/Turabian Style

Feijoo-Cid, Maria, María Isabel Fernández-Cano, Virginia Zalazar, David Moriña-Soler, Rosa García-Sierra, Antonia Arreciado Marañón, and Omar Sued. 2022. "Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22: 15269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269

APA Style

Feijoo-Cid, M., Fernández-Cano, M. I., Zalazar, V., Moriña-Soler, D., García-Sierra, R., Arreciado Marañón, A., & Sued, O. (2022). Assessing the Underestimation of HIV Risk Infection among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Argentina. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215269

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