Title
Rectal Douching Prevalence and Practices Among Peruvian Men Who have Sex with Men and Transwomen: Implications for Rectal Microbicides
Date Issued
01 November 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Galea J.T.
Kinsler J.J.
McLean S.
Leon S.R.
Brown B.
Epicentro Salud
Epicentro Salud
Publisher(s)
Springer New York LLC
Abstract
Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen (TW) could benefit from a rectal microbicide (RM) formulated as a rectal douche to prevent HIV infection. However, little is known about rectal douching practices among Peruvian MSM and TW, information necessary to inform RM douche development and future uptake. Using a self-administered interview, we examined the prevalence of and factors associated with rectal douching among a convenience sample of 415 Peruvian MSM and 68 TW. In the previous 6 months, 18 % of participants reported rectal douching using pre-filled commercial kits or plastic bottles or enema bags filled with water, water/soap or saltwater. Multivariate logistic analysis found that “equally insertive and receptive” or “exclusively/mainly receptive” sex roles were associated with douche use. Rectal douching among Peruvian MSM and TW is similar to reports from other studies and supports the potential uptake of a douche-formulated RM in these populations.
Start page
2555
End page
2564
Volume
20
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84944558492
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS and Behavior
ISSN of the container
10907165
Sponsor(s)
We are grateful to the men and women who participated in this study as well as the staff at the community center Epicentro in Lima, Peru where the study was conducted. This work was supported in part by a research grant from the Merck Investigator-Initiated Studies Program of Merck & Co., Inc., NIH grant T32 MH080634 and the NIH Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Merck & Co., Inc. We also thank the International Rectal Microbicides Advocates (IRMA) who provided access to the global rectal douching survey and allowed its modification for use in the present study.
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