Journal article
The frequency of kissing as part of sexual activity differs depending on how men meet their male casual sexual partners
VJ Cornelisse, D Priest, CK Fairley, S Walker, CS Bradshaw, T Phillips, EPF Chow
International Journal of STD and AIDS | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
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 w..
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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 is supported by the Australian NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (number 1091226). VJC is supported by an RTP stipend from the Australian Government.