Author: aj s

Journal articles

John Pachankis, Mark Hatzenbuehler, Ford Hickson, Rigmor C. Berg, Peter Weatherburn, Ulrich Marcus, Axel J. Schmidt (2015): Hidden from health: structural stigma, sexual orientation concealment, and HIV across 38 countries in the European MSM Internet Survey. AIDS 29(10): 1239-1246

Rigmor C. Berg, Peter Weatherburn, Michael W. Ross, Axel J. Schmidt, The EMIS Network (2015): The relationship of internalised homonegativity to sexual healthand well-being among MSM in 38 European countries. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health (published online 20 Apr 2015).

Ulrich Marcus, Ford Hickson, Peter Weatherburn, Martina Furegato, Michele Breveglieri, Rigmor C Berg, Axel J. Schmidt (2015): Antiretroviral Therapy and Reasons for Not Taking It among Men Having Sex with Men (MSM)—Results from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS). PLoS ONE 10(3): e0121047. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0121047 [in English]

Rigmor C. Berg, Axel J. Schmidt, Peter Weatherburn, The EMIS Network (2014): Transactional sex: Supply and demand among European men who have sex with men (MSM) in the context of local laws. International Journal of Sexual Health. Published online ahead of print 1 Dec 2014 (doi:10.1080/19317611.2014.982263) [in English]

Percy Fernández-Dávila, Cinta Folcha, Laia Ferrera, Raúl Sorianog, Mercedes Diezd, Jordi Casabona (2014). Hepatitis C virus infection and its relationship to certain sexual practices in men-who-have-sex-with-men in Spain: Results from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS). Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica; Available online first on 30 October 2014 [in English] (EMIS partners can access this article by logging-in).

Cinta Folch; Percy Fernández-Dávila; Laia Ferrera; Raúl Soriano; Mercedes Díez; Jordi Casabona (2014). Conductas sexuales de alto riesgo en hombres que tienen relacionessexuales con hombres según tipo de pareja sexual. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Volume 32, Issue 6, June-July 2014, Pages 341-349, ISSN 0213-005X [in Spanish]

Todd Sekuler, Michael Bochow, Ursula von Rüden, Jürgen Töppich (2014). Are bisexually active men a ‘bridge’ for HIV transmission to the ‘general population’ in Germany? Data from the European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS). Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care. Published online ahead of print 14 July 2014 (doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.932923) [in English].

Gabriele Prati, Michele Breveglieri, Raffaele Lelleri, Martina Furegato, Lorenzo Gios, Luca Pietrantoni (2013). Psychosocial correlates of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Italy: a cross-sectional study. Int J STD AIDS, 25: 496-503 [in English].

Adam Bourne; Ford Hickson; David Reid; Gary Hammond; Axel J. Schmidt; Peter Weatherburn; The EMIS Network (2013). What constitutes the best sex for gay men and bisexual men? Implications for HIV prevention. BMC Public Health, 13:1083. [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Axel J. Schmidt & Ulrich Marcus (2013). Defizite in den Angeboten zur STI-Diagnostik für Männer mit gleichgeschlechtlichen Sexualkontakten in deutschsprachigen Städten. Bundesgesundheitsblatt 56: 1609-1618. [in German]

Wim vanden Berghe; Christiana Nöstlinger, Harm Hospers; Marie Laga (2013). International mobility, sexual behaviour and HIV-related characteristics of men who have sex with men residing in Belgium. BMC Public Health, 13:968. [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Ulrich Marcus; Ford Hickson; Peter Weatherburn; Axel J. Schmidt; The EMIS Network (2013). Estimating the size of the MSM populations for 38 European countries by calculating the survey-surveillance discrepancies (SSD) between self-reported new HIV diagnoses from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) and surveillance-reported HIV diagnoses among MSM in 2009. BMC Public Health, 13:919. [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Ulrich Marcus; Ford Hickson; Peter Weatherburn; Axel J. Schmidt; The EMIS Network (2013). Age biases in a large HIV and sexual behaviour-related internet survey among MSM. BMC Public Health, 13:826. [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

C Carvalho; R Fuertes; R Lucas; A Martins; M J Campos; L Mendão; A J Schmidt and H Barros (2013). HIV testing among Portuguese men who have sex with men – results from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS): HIV Medicine,14 (Suppl. 3): 15-18 [in English].

Percy Fernández-Dávila; Cinta Folch; Laia Ferrer; Raúl Soriano; Mercedes Diez and Jordi Casabona (2013). Who are the men who have sex with men in Spain that have never been tested for HIV? HIV Medicine,14 (Suppl. 3): 44–48. [in English].

Axel J. Schmidt; Ford Hickson; Peter Weatherburn; Ulrich Marcus, The EMIS Network (2013). Comparison of the performance of STI Screening Services for gay and bisexual men across 40 European cities: results from the European MSM Internet Survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89(7):575-582. [in English]

Peter Weatherburn; Axel J. Schmidt; Ford Hickson; David Reid; Rigmor C. Berg; Harm J. Hospers; Ulrich Marcus; The EMIS Network (2013). The European Men-who-have-sex-with-men Internet Survey (EMIS): design and methods. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Volume 10, Issue 4, 243-257, [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Rigmor C. Berg (2013). Predictors of never testing for HIV among a national online sample of men who have sex with men in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 41 (4): 398-404. [in English]

Michael W. Ross; Rigmor C. Berg; Axel J. Schmidt; Harm J. Hospers; Michele Breveglieri; Martina Furegato; Peter Weatherburn; The EMIS Network (2013). Internalised homonegativity predicts HIV-associated risk behavior in European men who have sex with men in a 38-country cross-sectional study: some public health implications of homophobia. BMJ Open 3:e001928. (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001928). [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Rigmor C. Berg; Michael W. Ross; Peter Weatherburn; Axel J. Schmidt (2013). Structural and environmental factors are associated with internalised homonegativity in men who have sex with men: Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS) in 38 countries. Social Science & Medicine, Volume 78, Pages 61–69. [in English]

Rigmor C. Berg (2012). High rates of unprotected sex and serosorting among men who have sex with men: A national online study in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 40(8): 738-745. [in English]

Ulrich Marcus; Ford Hickson; Peter Weatherburn; Axel J. Schmidt; The EMIS Network (2012). Prevalence of HIV among MSM in Europe: comparison of self-reported diagnoses from a large scale internet survey and existing national estimates. BMC Public Health, 12: 978. [OPEN ACCESS – in English].

Rolf Rosenbrock; Axel J. Schmidt (2012). AIDS. New challenges for social & medical prevention. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 55: 535-542. [in German]

Ales Lamut (2011). Ideas of the best sex life among Slovene MSM. Etnolog, 21: 77-100. [in Slovenian]