Allison Carter|Nathan J. Lachowsky|Ashleigh Rich|Jamie I Forrest|Paul Sereda|Zishan Cui|Eric Abella Roth|Angela Kaida|David Moore|Julio Montaner|Robert S. Hogg
Gay and bisexual men's awareness and knowledge of treatment as prevention: findings from the Momentum Health Study in Vancouver, Canada
AIDS Vancouver|Simon Fraser University|AIDS Vancouver|University of British Columbia|AIDS Vancouver|AIDS Vancouver|AIDS Vancouver|AIDS Vancouver|University of Victoria|Simon Fraser University|AIDS Vancouver|University of British Columbia|AIDS Vancouver|University of British Columbia|AIDS Vancouver|Simon Fraser University
introduction awareness knowledge treatment prevention tasp assessed among hivpositive hivnegative gay bisexual men sex men gbmsm vancouver canada methods baseline crosssectional survey data analyzed gbmsm enrolled via respondentdriven sampling rds momentum health study tasp awareness defined ever versus never heard term tasp multivariable logistic regression identified covariates tasp awareness among aware tasp mens level knowledge tasp explored examination selfperceived knowledge levels risk perceptions shortanswer definitions tasp coded complete three tasprelated components identified ie hiv treatment viral suppression prevention transmission information source also assessed analyses stratified hiv status rds adjusted results 719 participants 23 hivpositive 68 caucasian median age 33 interquartile range iqr 2647 overall 46 heard tasp differences hiv status 69 hivpositive vs 41 hivnegative gbmsm p lt00001 adjusted models hivpositive gbmsm likely heard tasp canadian born unemployed using party drugs higher cd4 counts hivnegative gbmsm likely heard tasp caucasian vs aboriginal students higher education regular partner multiple sexual partners among aware tasp 91 hivpositive 69 hivnegative gbmsm p lt00001 felt knew lot bit general tasp 64 41 p 0002 felt hiv treatment made risk transmission lot lower 21 13 p lt00001 demonstrated complete tasp definitions leading information source doctors 44 hivpositive gbmsm community agencies 38 hivnegative gbmsm followed gay media populations 34 conclusions nearly half gbmsm study reported heard tasp yet 14 demonstrated complete understanding concept variations tasp awareness knowledge hiv status key sociodemographic behavioural clinical factors highlight need health communication strategies relevant diverse communities gbmsm order advance overall tasp health literacy