Journal article
Duration of kissing in different intimate positions among men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study
J Tran, CK Fairley, JJ Ong, CS Bradshaw, ET Aung, K Maddaford, MY Chen, JS Hocking, EPF Chow
International Journal of STD and AIDS | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2025
Abstract
Background: Despite mounting evidence showing that kissing (tongue-kissing) may transmit gonorrhoea between men who have sex with men (MSM), little data exists on factors influencing the duration of kissing while they are above and/or lying underneath a partner for this population group. Methods: Between May 2019 and March 2020, we invited MSM aged ≥18 years who attended the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) to participate in a survey about the duration of their kissing (minutes) and intimate position while kissing (i.e., kissing while above, or while lying underneath) their most recent partner. Univariable and multivariable negative binomial regressions were performed to examine the ass..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: EPFC are JJO are each supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873 for EPFC and GNT1193955 for JJO). CKF and CSB are supported by an Australian NHMRC Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172900 for CKF and GNT1173361 for CSB). JSH is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (GNT1136117). JT is supported by Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship from Monash University.