Abstract

The goal of the proposed research is to assess new strategies for partner management and STI control as methods to reduce the spread of HIV-1 among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Latin America. The HIV epidemic in Peru remains concentrated within the core risk group of MSM. STI infection and re-infection are central to the continuation of the HIV epidemic among MSM in Peru. Development of improved strategies for partner notification and treatment will reduce the incidence and prevalence of STIs and ultimately reduce the incidence of HIV infection in this population.
Specific Aim 1 : To explore the influence of behavioral, sociocultural, and clinical aspects of STI transmission on partner notification attitudes and practices among MSM in urban Peru.
Specific Aim 1 a. To develop a quantitative survey for the assessment of behavioral, sociocultural, and biomedical factors influencing partner notification decisions among MSM in Peru.
Specific Aim 1 b. To use quantitative methods to assess behavioral, sociocultural, and biomedical factors influencing partner notification decisions among MSM in Peru.
Specific Aim 2 : To assess the efficacy of internet- and referral card-based partner notification tools for the improvement of partner notification outcomes among MSM in Lima, Peru. The intervention is tailored to address key aspects of Peru's social and epidemiologic environment, including high rates of internet use, underdeveloped community formation among MSM, and circular patterns of HIV and STI transmission within MSM sexual networks. As a result, the proposed research manipulates existing mechanisms and patterns of interaction for the spread of HIV/STIs among MSM to design innovative, cost-effective systems of partner notification for the prevention of STI and HIV transmission in Peru. PUBLI

Public Health Relevance

Partner notification and treatment are critical, unresolved aspects of HIV and STI control in both developed and developing regions. The strategies assessed here, while organic to the specific needs of the HIV epidemic in Latin America, will be applicable to a wide range of global settings to increase control of STIs and prevent the transmission of HIV infection.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Project #
5K23MH084611-05
Application #
8432498
Study Section
Behavioral and Social Science Approaches to Preventing HIV/AIDS Study Section (BSPH)
Program Officer
Pequegnat, Willo
Project Start
2009-05-01
Project End
2014-04-28
Budget Start
2013-03-01
Budget End
2014-04-28
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$151,200
Indirect Cost
$11,200

  Institution

Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095

  Publications

Braun, Hannan M; Segura, Eddy R; Lake, Jordan E et al. (2018) Individual and partnership factors associated with anticipated versus actual partner notification following STI diagnosis among men who have sex with men and/or with transgender women in Lima, Peru. Sex Transm Infect 94:607-610
Clark, Jesse L; Segura, Eddy R; Oldenburg, Catherine E et al. (2018) Traditional and Web-Based Technologies to Improve Partner Notification Following Syphilis Diagnosis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Lima, Peru: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res 20:e232
Passaro, Ryan Colby; Segura, Eddy R; Perez-Brumer, Amaya et al. (2018) Body Parts Matter: Social, Behavioral, and Biological Considerations for Urethral, Pharyngeal, and Rectal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening Among MSM in Lima, Peru. Sex Transm Dis 45:607-614
Vagenas, Panagiotis; Brown, Shan-Estelle; Clark, Jesse L et al. (2017) A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru. Subst Use Misuse 52:831-839
Satcher, Milan F; Segura, Eddy R; Silva-Santisteban, Alfonso et al. (2017) Partner-Level Factors Associated with Insertive and Receptive Condomless Anal Intercourse Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru. AIDS Behav 21:2439-2451
Brown, Shan-Estelle; Vagenas, Panagiotis; Konda, Kelika A et al. (2017) Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru: Acceptability of Medication-Assisted Therapy for Treating Alcohol Use Disorders. Am J Mens Health 11:1269-1278
Clark, Jesse L; Segura, Eddy R; Oldenburg, Catherine E et al. (2017) Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) increases the frequency of partner notification among MSM in Lima, Peru: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Med 15:94
Delgado, Jeanne R; Segura, Eddy R; Lake, Jordan E et al. (2017) Event-level analysis of alcohol consumption and condom use in partnership contexts among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. Drug Alcohol Depend 170:17-24
Clark, Jesse L; Perez-Brumer, Amaya G; Segura, Eddy R et al. (2016) Anticipated Notification of Sexual Partners following STD Diagnosis among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: A Mixed Methods Analysis. PLoS One 11:e0163905
Perez-Brumer, Amaya G; Oldenburg, Catherine E; Segura, Eddy R et al. (2016) Anonymous partnerships among MSM and transgender women (TW) recently diagnosed with HIV and other STIs in Lima, Peru: an individual-level and dyad-level analysis. Sex Transm Infect 92:554-557

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