Saliva use in sex: Associations with use of smartphone dating applications in men who have sex with men

EPF Chow; VJ Cornelisse; TRH Read; MY Chen; CS Bradshaw; CK Fairley

Journal article

Saliva use in sex: Associations with use of smartphone dating applications in men who have sex with men

EPF Chow, VJ Cornelisse, TRH Read, MY Chen, CS Bradshaw, CK Fairley

International Journal of STD and AIDS | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1177/0956462417727669

Abstract

Smartphone dating applications have become a primary source for men who have sex with men (MSM) to meet sexual partners. It has been found that MSM who used smartphone dating applications are at higher risk of gonorrhoea, but the reasons remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate whether MSM who met their partners via smartphone dating applications are more likely to engage in sexual practices such as rimming (oro-anal sex), and use of partner’s saliva as a lubricant, that are associated with the risk of gonorrhoea. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1672 MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, between 31 July 2014 and 30 June 2015. Multivariate logistic re..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) programme grant (number: 568971). EPFC and TRHR are supported by the Early Career Fellowships from the Australian NHMRC (EPCF number: 1091226, TRHR number: 1091536).