Associate Professor Adam Bourne – The Asia Pacific MSM Internet Survey: HIV prevention & care across 5 countries

Kirby Institute Seminar Series presents

Associate Professor Adam Bourne Associate Professor and Deputy Director, ARCSHS, La Trobe University; Senior Visiting Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Associate Professor Adam Bourne is a social and behavioural researcher with considerable experience examining HIV risk practices and engagement with biomedical prevention and care among gay, bisexual and other MSM. His work has spanned many contexts and includes mixed-methods projects in Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia.

Abstract

The Asia Pacific MSM Internet Survey (APMIS) is a pilot study examining sexual practices and HIV-related prevention and care among men who have sex with men (MSM) living in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. In 2020, the survey recruited 15,938 MSM, the largest such sample of its kind. This talk will outline key methodological challenges and headline findings.

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