Receipt of Prevention Services and Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men, United States
Authors: John Weiser, Yunfeng Tie, Linda Beer, William S. Pearson, R. Luke Shouse
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Letters21 July 2020Receipt of Prevention Services and Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men, United StatesJohn Weiser, MD, MPH, Yunfeng Tie, PhD, Linda Beer, PhD, William S. Pearson, PhD, MHA, and R. Luke Shouse, MDJohn Weiser, MD, MPHCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.), Yunfeng Tie, PhDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.), Linda Beer, PhDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.), William S. Pearson, PhD, MHACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.), and R. Luke Shouse, MDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M19-4051 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Reported cases of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have steadily increased during the past 10 years, with disproportionate increases among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly those with HIV (1). Bacterial STDs can increase genital HIV shedding and potentially facilitate HIV transmission (2), challenging efforts to end the HIV epidemic. In addition, although hepatitis C is not generally transmitted by sex, sexual transmission among HIV-positive MSM has been identified as an emerging challenge to its elimination (3).Objective: To determine the prevalence of STD transmission risk behaviors and receipt of recommended prevention services and annual STD testing ...References1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2017. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2018. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/std/stats17/2017-STD-Surveillance-Report_CDC-clearance-9.10.18.pdf on 30 December 2019. Google Scholar2. Fleming DT, Wasserheit JN. From epidemiological synergy to public health policy and practice: the contribution of other sexually transmitted diseases to sexual transmission of HIV infection. Sex Transm Infect. 1999;75:3-17. [PMID: 10448335] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus among HIV-infected men who have sex with men—New York City, 2005-2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60:945-50. [PMID: 21775948] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Weiser J, Beer L, Frazier EL, et al. Service delivery and patient outcomes in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded and -nonfunded health care facilities in the United States. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175:1650-9. [PMID: 26322677] doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4095 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Workowski KA, Bolan GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2015;64:1-137. [PMID: 26042815] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (J.W., Y.T., L.B., W.S.P., R.L.S.)Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the authors' affiliated institutions.Financial Support: By the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-4051.Reproducible Research Statement: Study protocol: Available at www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/statistics/systems/mmp/CDC-HIV-MMP-Protocol-and-Appendices-2015.pdf. Statistical code: Available from Dr. Weiser (e-mail, [email protected]gov). Data set: The Medical Monitoring Project is a U.S. federal HIV surveillance activity, and thus data cannot be shared without restrictions because they are collected under a federal Assurance of Confidentiality. Data are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for researchers who meet the criteria for access to confidential data. Data requests may be sent to Dr. Shouse (e-mail, [email protected]gov).This article was published at Annals.org on 5 May 2020. 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