Characterizing geosocial-networking app usage among young black colored males that have intercourse with guys: A multi-city cross-sectional study within the Southern United States
Characterizing geosocial-networking app usage among young black colored males that have intercourse with guys: A multi-city cross-sectional study within the Southern United States Dustin T.
Dustin T. Duncan , Su Hyun Park, H. Rhodes Hambrick, Derek T. Dangerfield, William C. Goedel, Russell Brewer, Ofole Mgbako, Joseph Lindsey, Seann D. Regan, Demarc A. Hickson
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Background: Understanding where and exactly how young black colored males who possess intercourse with guys (YBMSM) into the southern usa meet their intimate lovers is germane to comprehending the underlying facets adding to the ongoing HIV transmission in this community. Guys that have intercourse with guys (MSM) commonly use geosocial networking apps to meet up partners that are sexual. But, there is certainly deficiencies in literary works checking out geosocial networking software used in this specific populace. Goal: Our aim would be to examine the faculties, choices, and actions of a geographically diverse test of geosocial networking app-using YBMSM when you look at the southern united states of america. Techniques: information had been gathered from an example of 75 YBMSM across three metropolitan areas (Gulfport, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi; and New Orleans, Louisiana). Numerous areas of geosocial networking app use had been evaluated, including overall use that is app chronilogical age of participant at very first application use, certain apps utilized, reasons for application usage, photos offered on apps, logon times and timeframe, wide range of communications sent and gotten, and characteristics of and behaviors with partners came across on apps. Survey measures of app-met partner and intimate behavior faculties examined at midpoint (Day 7) and conclusion visits (Day 14) were contrasted making use of McNemar’s test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test. In addition, we evaluated activity areas based on GPS products that individuals wore for 2 days. Outcomes: of this 70 individuals whom taken care of immediately the app-use that is overall, very nearly three-quarters (53/70, 76%) had ever utilized geosocial networking apps. Jack’d http://www.jdate.reviews/ ended up being probably the most widely used networking that is geosocial (37/53, 70%), accompanied by Adam4Adam (22/53, 42%), and Grindr (19/53, 36%). The mean and median wide range of apps utilized had been 4.3 (SD 2.7) and 4.0 (range 0-13), respectively. Most app-using participants exhibited their face from the profile image (35/52, 67%), whereas less exhibited their bare feet (2/52, 4%) or bare buttocks (or ass; 2/52, 4%). The age that is mean the initiation of software use was 20.1 years (SD 2.78) which range from 13-26 years. Two-thirds (35/53, 66%) regarding the test reported with the apps to “kill time” when bored. A minority (9/53, 17%) reported with the apps to generally meet visitors to have sex/hook up with. The great majority of individuals reported fulfilling black colored lovers for intercourse. Over two-thirds (36/53, 68%) stated that the HIV status of the partners that are app-met negative, and 26% (14/53) stated that they failed to understand their partner’s HIV status. There clearly was a significant huge difference in GPS task areas between software utilizing YBMSM in comparison to nonapp making use of YBMSM (2719.54 kilometer 2 vs 1855.68 km 2 , P=.011). Conclusions: Use of geosocial networking apps to meet up intimate lovers among our test of YBMSM into the southern united states of america ended up being typical, with a varied array of software use behaviors being reported. Further research should characterize the relationship between geosocial networking software use and engagement in intimate habits that increase danger for HIV purchase and transmission. In addition, geosocial networking apps provide a promising platform for HIV prevention interventions focusing on YBMSM whom utilize these apps.
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In: JMIR uHealth and mHealt , Vol. 6, # 6, e10316, 06.2018.
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T1 — Characterizing geosocial-networking app use among young black colored males who have intercourse with guys
T2 — A multi-city survey that is cross-sectional the Southern usa
AU — Duncan, Dustin T.
AU — Park, Su Hyun
AU — Hambrick, H. Rhodes
AU — Dangerfield, Derek T.
AU — Goedel, William C.
AU — Brewer, Russell
AU — Mgbako, Ofole
AU — Lindsey, Joseph
AU — Regan, Seann D.
AU — Hickson, Demarc The.
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