ACTA MEDICA
ACTA MEDICA
Acta Medica (Hradec Králové) je víceoborový vědecký recenzovaný časopis vycházející v angličtině. Acta Medica publikují review, původní články, stručná sdělení, případové studie a oznámení. Časopis byl založen v roce 1958 pod názvem Sborník vědeckých prací Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Hradci Králové. Je indexován v databázích Chemical Abstracts, CNKI, DOAJ, EBSCO, Hinari, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, Scopus a Ulrichsweb.

ACTA MEDICA, Vol 65 No 4 (2022), 133–138

Sexual Behavior of Men Who Have Sex with Men and Its Relationship to Sexually Transmitted Infections during an Outbreak of the Human Monkeypox Virus

Raúl Montalvo Otivo, Sonia Crisostomo, Liz Zevallos, Carina Ninahuanca, Miguel Montalvo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2023.3
zveřejněno: 16. 03. 2023

Abstract

Background: There is a high frequency of monkeypox (MPOX) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM). Aim: To identify the sexual behavior of MSM during the MPOX infection period. Methods: We conducted an observational study of cases and controls were carried out. Results: A total of 171 participants were considered, two heterosexual male controls (MSW) were included for each case of MSM with a consecutive selection of people who attended the STI prevention and control center from January to July 2022. The results revealed that the mean number of sexual partners reported in the last year was higher in cases (4.2) compared to controls 1.9 (p < 0.05). The related conditions for MSM to acquire some type of STI were sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol (OR 2.42; 95% CI: 1.11–3.96), forgetting to use a protection method (condom) (OR 3.16; 95%: 1.73–7.48) and sexual intercourse with casual couples (OR 1.4; 95% CI: 1.01–2.16). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated a link between the sexual behavior of men who have sex with men and the high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections during the human monkeypox virus outbreak.

klíčová slova: monkeypox; sexually transmitted infections; men who have sex with men; sexual behavior

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210 x 297 mm
vychází: 4 x ročně
cena tištěného čísla: 150 Kč
ISSN: 1211-4286
E-ISSN: 1805-9694

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