HIV-positive gay and bisexual men with undetectable viral loads at record high
The report also found that the proportion of gay men with casual partners using PrEP has increased from 1 percent in 2013 to 16 percent in 2017.
The report also found that the proportion of gay men with casual partners using PrEP has increased from 1 percent in 2013 to 16 percent in 2017.
While HIV prevention strategies are proving extremely effective among gay and bisexual men, HIV transmissions in marginal communities are on the rise.
Brisbane’s iconic Wickham Hotel will once again host the Gay Community Periodic Survey after facing backlash from the LGBTI community for refusing to host the surveys at its venue last year.
Stable HIV testing and increased condomless casual sex rates have raised a few concerns for experts, but continued high rates of testing along with reports of very high undetectable viral loads have offered some good news for the state.
Groups responsible for the Gay Community Periodic Survey have cancelled potential plans with the Wickham Hotel to distribute the survey via an unmanned dropbox, citing the method would violate survey protocol and compromise results.
The Wickham Hotel has announced it will offer the Gay Community Periodic Survey via a dropbox option. HIV organisations and academics have welcomed the move but said it was not the “optimum” delivery method and defended the survey’s role in LGBTI-friendly venues.