Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Corresponding Author: Philip A. Bivariate and multivariable analyses assessed associations between using hook up sites and testing positive for syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia.
Venue-based affiliation networks were created to evaluate hookup sites and their association with STD diagnoses. Sexually transmitted diseases STDs including syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia continue to be a significant cause of morbidity in the United States US 1.
More than 1. Despite advances in screening and treatment, STDs continue to have a disproportionate impact on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men MSM 1. Among MSM, behaviors such as condomless anal intercourse CAI , engaging in casual or anonymous sex, and having multiple concurrent partners may increase the risk for STDs 1 , 3 , 4.
Use of websites and geosocial networking mobile applications apps used to meet sex partners i. Though websites and apps differ in architecture and how communication between users takes place, many share the primary purpose of facilitating sexual encounters 3 , 5 β 8. MSM are up to seven times more likely than non-MSM to have sex with a partner they met online 3 , and an estimated 3β6 million MSM meet sexual partners worldwide using internet-based technology 3 , 8.
Research demonstrates that MSM who use hookup sites to meet sexual partners are more likely to engage in higher-risk behavior than men who do not meet partners online 5 , 6 , 8 , 9.
