(Q29054)
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Young men who have sex with men and young transgender women (YMSM-YTW) use online spaces to meet sexual partners with increasing regularity, and research shows that experiences of racism online mimics the real world. (English)
BACKGROUND (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
We analyzed differences by race and ethnicity in web-based and mobile apps used to meet sexual partners as reported by Chicago-based YMSM-YTW in 2016-2017. (English)
OBJECTIVE (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
A racially and ethnically diverse sample of 643 YMSM-YTW aged 16-29 years were asked to name websites or mobile apps used to seek a sexual partner in the prior 6 months, as well as provide information about sexual partnerships from the same period. (English)
METHODS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
We used logistic regression to assess the adjusted association of race and ethnicity with (1) use of any website or mobile apps to find a sexual partner, (2) use of a "social network" to find a sexual partner compared to websites or mobile apps predominantly used for dating or hookups, (3) use of specific websites or mobile apps, and (4) reporting successfully meeting a sexual partner online [...] (English)
METHODS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
While most YMSM-YTW (454/643, 70.6%) used websites or mobile apps to find sexual partners, we found that Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW were significantly less likely to report doing so (comparing White non-Hispanic to Black non-Hispanic: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.74, 95% CI 1.10-2.76). (English)
RESULTS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW were more likely to have used a social network site to find a sexual partner (comparing White non-Hispanic to Black non-Hispanic: aOR 0.20, 95% CI 0.11-0.37), though this was only reported by one-third (149/454, 32.8%) of all app-using participants. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
Individual apps used varied by race and ethnicity, with Grindr, Tinder, and Scruff being more common among White non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW (93/123, 75.6%; 72/123, 58.5%; and 30/123, 24.4%, respectively) than among Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW (65/178, 36.5%; 25/178, 14%; and 4/178, 2.2%, respectively) and Jack'd and Facebook being more common among Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW (105/178, 59% and [...] (English)
RESULTS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
Finally, we found that while half (230/454, 50.7%) of YMSM-YTW app users reported successfully meeting a new sexual partner on an app, Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW app users were less likely to have done so than White non-Hispanic app users (comparing White non-Hispanic to Black non-Hispanic: aOR 2.46, 95% CI 1.50-4.05). (English)
RESULTS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
We found that Black non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW engaged with websites or mobile apps and found sexual partners systematically differently than White non-Hispanic YMSM-YTW. (English)
CONCLUSIONS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
Our findings give a deeper understanding of how racial and ethnic sexual mixing patterns arise and have implications for the spread of sexually transmitted infections among Chicago's YMSM-YTW. (English)
CONCLUSIONS (English)
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© Kathryn Risher, Patrick Janulis, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, Pedro Alonso Serrano, Joel D Jackson, Alonzo Brown, Meghan Williams, Daniel Mendez, Gregory Phillips II, Joshua Melville, Michelle Birkett. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org). (English)
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Patrick (English)
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Elizabeth (English)
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Pedro Alonso (English)
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Joel D (English)
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Joshua (English)
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Michelle (English)
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9 October 2024
11 September 2024