Publications from EMIS-2017 & LAMIS

Questionnaires

• EMIS-2017 Questionnaires & Variable Manual
  The following questionnaires have been used in the projects reported elsewhere on this website. Individuals and organisations are welcome to use individual questions, or whole… Read more: EMIS-2017 Questionnaires & Variable Manual

International Reports

• EMIS-2017 and LAMIS: UNAIDS
  For World AIDS Days 2018–2021 we partnered with UNAIDS to present some key findings from the European and Latin American MSM Internet Surveys on the UNAIDS website for… Read more: EMIS-2017 and LAMIS: UNAIDS
• LAMIS: Latin America Report
  Latin American MSM Internet Survey. [ES] Encuesta latinoamericana por internet en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres.[PT] Pesquisa da América Latina online em homens que… Read more: LAMIS: Latin America Report
• LAMIS: Community Reports Latin America
  In February 2022, Right PLUS published four infographics as Community Reports in Spanish: about knowledge of and access to ART; about migration to love more… Read more: LAMIS: Community Reports Latin America
• EMIS-2017: Community Reports Europe
  We thank our network partners for their translations of the following Community Reports. The 3rd EMIS-2017 Community Report, published 14 August 2021, covers the stress factors… Read more: EMIS-2017: Community Reports Europe
• EMIS-2017: European Report
  The EMIS Network. EMIS-2017 – The European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey. Key findings from 50 countries. Report details:Stockholm, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2019… Read more: EMIS-2017: European Report
• Maps for “Dublin Declaration Monitoring” 2017
  The EMIS Network. EMIS-2017 – The European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey. Maps from the EMIS-2017 Report. Authors: Peter Weatherburn, Ford Hickson, David S. Reid, Susanne B.… Read more: Maps for “Dublin Declaration Monitoring” 2017

National reports

• EMIS-2017 National Reports
  Since data collection has closed in February 2018, we have distributed 39 country of residence datasets to our EMIS-2017 partners who are working on a… Read more: EMIS-2017 National Reports
• LAMIS: National Reports
  Since data collection closed in May 2018, three national reports have been written using LAMIS data. We thank Jair Eduardo Restrepo Pineda and Wilber Arduai… Read more: LAMIS: National Reports

Journal Articles

• Sex work, syndemic conditions and condomless anal intercourse among MSM who engage in sex work in Latin America
  Sexual Health 2024. 21, SH23112; (doi: 10.1071/SH23112) Authors: Ibrahim Sönmez, Nicolas Lorente, Jocelyn Mesías-Gazmuri, Axel J. Schmidt, Kai J. Jonas, Valeria Stuardo Avila, Ulrich Marcus,… Read more: Sex work, syndemic conditions and condomless anal intercourse among MSM who engage in sex work in Latin America
• HIV Testing and Treatment among HIV-Positive Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Living in Russia: Data from Two Waves of the European MSM Internet Survey
  AIDS and Behavior 2024; (doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04476-y) Authors: Rigmor C. Berg, Vegard Skogen, Axel J. Schmidt, Roman Nesterov & Andrey Beloglazov Abstract We examined changes in… Read more: HIV Testing and Treatment among HIV-Positive Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Living in Russia: Data from Two Waves of the European MSM Internet Survey
• Still trouble with bleeding: Risk factors for HCV transmission in men who have sex with men and behavioural trajectories from 2019 to 2021
  HIV Medicine 2024; (doi: 10.1111/hiv.13657) Authors: Axel Jeremias Schmidt, Peter Weatherburn, Haoyi Wang, Thomas Lutz, Knud Schewe, Stefan Mauss, Ivanka Krznaric, Axel Baumgarten, Christoph Boesecke,… Read more: Still trouble with bleeding: Risk factors for HCV transmission in men who have sex with men and behavioural trajectories from 2019 to 2021
• Determinants of HIV Testing Among Migrant Men Who Have Sex With Men from Sub‐Saharan Africa and Other Regions Residing in 10 European Countries
  AIDS and Behavior 2024; (doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04239-1) Authors: Oladipupo Shobowale, Axel J. Schmidt, Paula Meireles, Daniela Rojas Castro, Sandrine Detandt, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Peter Weatherburn, Kai J.… Read more: Determinants of HIV Testing Among Migrant Men Who Have Sex With Men from Sub‐Saharan Africa and Other Regions Residing in 10 European Countries
• Sexualized drug use among gay men and other men who have sex with men in Latin America: A description of the phenomenon based on the results of LAMIS-2018
  PLoS One 2023;18(10):e0288171 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287683) Authors: Cristian Lisboa, Valeria Stuardo, Cinta Folch Abstract Background Sexualized drug use (SDU) to enhance and extend sexual relations may… Read more: Sexualized drug use among gay men and other men who have sex with men in Latin America: A description of the phenomenon based on the results of LAMIS-2018
• Recreational and sexualised drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Ireland–Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) 2017
  PLoS One 2023;18(7):e0288171 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288171) Authors: Fionn P. Daly , Kate O’Donnell, Martin P. Davoren, Chris Noone, Peter Weatherburn, Mick Quinlan, Bill Foley, Fiona Lyons,… Read more: Recreational and sexualised drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Ireland–Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) 2017
• Comparison of the burden of self-reported bacterial sexually transmitted infections among men having sex with men across 68 countries on four continents
  BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1008 (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15946-8) Authors: Ulrich Marcus, Maria Veras, Jordi Casabona, Carlos F. Caceres, Nathan Lachowsky, Susanne B. Schink, Axel J. Schmidt Abstract… Read more: Comparison of the burden of self-reported bacterial sexually transmitted infections among men having sex with men across 68 countries on four continents
• Spatio-temporal changes in pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among MSM in mainland France between 2016 and 2021: a Bayesian small area approach with MSM population estimation
  J. Int. AIDS Soc. 2023, 26:e26089 (doi: 10.1002/jia2.26089) Authors: Haoyi Wang, Jean-Michel Molina, Rosemary Dray-Spira, Axel J. Schmidt, Ford Hickson, David van de Vijver, Kai J. Jonas… Read more: Spatio-temporal changes in pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among MSM in mainland France between 2016 and 2021: a Bayesian small area approach with MSM population estimation
• Prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among Swedish-born and foreign-born MSM in Sweden
  BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2412. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14764-8) Authors: Sara Causevic, Mariano Salazar, Anna Mia Ekström, Torsten Berglund, Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson, Mikael Jonsson, Jonas Jonsson, Susanne… Read more: Prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among Swedish-born and foreign-born MSM in Sweden
• Association of internalised homonegativity with partner notification after diagnosis of syphilis or gonorrhoea among men having sex with men in 49 countries across four continents
  BMC Public Health. 2023; 23(8). doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14891-2 Authors: Ulrich Marcus, Kai Jonas, Rigmor Berg, Maria Amelia Veras, Carlos F. Caceres, Jordi Casabona, Susanne B. Schink &… Read more: Association of internalised homonegativity with partner notification after diagnosis of syphilis or gonorrhoea among men having sex with men in 49 countries across four continents
• Latin American Internet Survey for Men who have Sex with Men (LAMIS-2018): Design, methods and implementation
  PLoS One 2022;17(11):e0277518. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277518 Authors: Michael Reyes-Díaz, Ana Celly, Cinta Folch, Nicolas Lorente, Valeria Stuardo, Maria Amelia Veras, Henrique Barros, Paula Meireles, Dorian Ramírez,… Read more: Latin American Internet Survey for Men who have Sex with Men (LAMIS-2018): Design, methods and implementation
• Sexual happiness and satisfaction with sexual safety among German trans men who have sex with men: results from EMIS-2017
  J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 Oct;25 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):e25992. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25992. Authors: Max Nicolai Appenroth, Uwe Koppe, Ford Hickson, Susanne Schink, Alexander Hahne, Axel J Schmidt, Peter Weatherburn, Ulrich Marcus Abstract Introduction:… Read more: Sexual happiness and satisfaction with sexual safety among German trans men who have sex with men: results from EMIS-2017
• Social and behavioural determinants of syphilis: Modelling based on repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2010 and 2017 among 278,256 men who have sex with men in 31 European countries
  Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Aug 9;22:100483. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100483. eCollection 2022 Nov. Authors: Ana Mendez-Lopez, David Stuckler, Ulrich Marcus, Ford Hickson, Teymur Noori, Robert N Whittaker, Klaus Jansen, Asuncion Diaz, Lukasz Henszel, Annie Velter, Jan… Read more: Social and behavioural determinants of syphilis: Modelling based on repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2010 and 2017 among 278,256 men who have sex with men in 31 European countries
• Determinants of PrEP Uptake, Intention and Awareness in the Netherlands: A Socio-Spatial Analysis
  Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 20;19(14):8829. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148829. Authors: Haoyi Wang, Oladipupo Shobowale, Chantal den Daas, Eline Op de Coul, Bouko Bakker, Aryanti Radyowijati, Koenraad Vermey, Arjan van Bijnen, Wim… Read more: Determinants of PrEP Uptake, Intention and Awareness in the Netherlands: A Socio-Spatial Analysis
• Chemsex users in Czechia: EMIS survey
  Cent Eur J Public Health. 2022 Jun;30(2):86-92. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6923. Authors: Xenie Uholyeva, Michal Pitoňák Abstract Objectives: Chemsex is a phenomenon highly relevant to public health concerns.… Read more: Chemsex users in Czechia: EMIS survey
• Salud psicosocial de la población de gais, bisexuales y otros hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH) en Colombia.
  Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, S0034745022000592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2022.04.010 Author: Restrepo Pineda, J. E. Introduction Psychosocial health is fundamental to the well-being of the human being. In the… Read more: Salud psicosocial de la población de gais, bisexuales y otros hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH) en Colombia.
• Stigmatizing Policies Interact with Mental Health and Sexual Behaviours to Structurally Induce HIV Diagnoses Among European Men Who Have Sex with Men
  AIDS Behav 2022; 26(10):3400-3410. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03683-9 Authors: Kristefer Stojanovski, Elizabeth J King, K Rivet Amico, Marisa C Eisenberg, Arline T Geronimus, Sladjana Baros, Axel J… Read more: Stigmatizing Policies Interact with Mental Health and Sexual Behaviours to Structurally Induce HIV Diagnoses Among European Men Who Have Sex with Men
• What is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries
  BMC Med Res Methodol 22, 59 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01483-8 Authors: Ana Mendez‑Lopez, Ford Hickson, Klaus Jansen, Nathan Lachowsky, Fiona Burns, Cinta Folch, Annie Velter, Peter Weatherburn,… Read more: What is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries
• Would eligible gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men use PrEP? Awareness, knowledge, eligibility and intention to use PrEP among EMIS-2017 participants in Spain
  Prev Med 2022; 156:106962. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106962. Authors: Carlos Iniesta, Cinta Folch, Sebastian Meyer, María Vázquez, Jordi Casabona, Asunción Díaz Abstract Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious strategy for reducing the… Read more: Would eligible gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men use PrEP? Awareness, knowledge, eligibility and intention to use PrEP among EMIS-2017 participants in Spain
• Factors associated with low levels of HIV testing among young men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in EMIS-2017 in Spain
  Sex Transm Infect 2022; 98(7):518-524. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055193. Authors: Nuria Gallego, Asuncion Diaz, Cinta Folch, Sebastian Meyer, Maria Vazquez, Jordi Casabona, Victoria Hernando  Abstract Purpose: The European Men who have sex with… Read more: Factors associated with low levels of HIV testing among young men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in EMIS-2017 in Spain
• Predictors of knowledge of and access to biomedical prevention among MSM and transgender men in Latin America: Results from the Latin American internet survey.
  HIV Medicine; 23(7):764–773. doi: 10.1111/hiv.13238 Authors: Avelino-Silva, V. I., Vasconcelos, R., Cerqueira, N. B., Marcus, U., Schmidt, A. J., & Veras, M. A. Abstract Introduction… Read more: Predictors of knowledge of and access to biomedical prevention among MSM and transgender men in Latin America: Results from the Latin American internet survey.
• Influence of Internalised Homonegativity on sexual risk behaviour of men who have sex with men in Spain
  Sexuality & Culture, published online first 27 November 2021 (doi: 10.1007/s12119-021-09925-7). Authors: İbrahim Sönmez, Cinta Folch, Nicolas Lorente, Rigmor C. Berg, Natalie Thurlby & Axel… Read more: Influence of Internalised Homonegativity on sexual risk behaviour of men who have sex with men in Spain
• Awareness of, willingness to take PrEP and its actual use among Belgian MSM at high risk of HIV infection: secondary analysis of the Belgian European MSM internet survey
  AIDS and Behavior, published online first 24 November 2021 (doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03526-z). Authors: Veerle Buffel, Thijs Reyniers, Caroline Masquillier, Estrelle Thunissen, Christiana Nöstlinger, Marie Laga, Edwin… Read more: Awareness of, willingness to take PrEP and its actual use among Belgian MSM at high risk of HIV infection: secondary analysis of the Belgian European MSM internet survey
• Acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among gay men and other men who have sex with men: Analysis of LAMIS 2018-Chile
  Revista Chilena De Infectologia: Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Chilena De Infectologia, 38(5), 655-666. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182021000500655 Authors: Adrian P, C., & Stuardo Á, V. Abstract Background:… Read more: Acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among gay men and other men who have sex with men: Analysis of LAMIS 2018-Chile
• Changes in the prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted bacterial infections from 2010 and 2017 in two large European samples of men having sex with men – is it time to re-evaluate STI-screening as a control strategy?
  PLoS ONE, 2021; 16(3): e0248582 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248582). Authors: Ulrich Marcus, Massimo Mirandola, Susanne B Schink, Lorenzo Gios, Axel J Schmidt Abstract Background/Objectives: Many European countries… Read more: Changes in the prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted bacterial infections from 2010 and 2017 in two large European samples of men having sex with men – is it time to re-evaluate STI-screening as a control strategy?
• Chemsex and diagnoses of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men in the UK: a multivariable prediction model using causal inference methodology
  Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2021; 97:282-289. (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054629). Authors: Louis MacGregor, Manik Kohli, Katharine J Looker, Ford Hickson, Peter Weatherburn, Axel J Schmidt, Katy M Turner… Read more: Chemsex and diagnoses of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men in the UK: a multivariable prediction model using causal inference methodology
• An update on the performance of STI services for gay and bisexual men across European cities: results from the 2017 European MSM Internet Survey
  Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2021; 97: 201-208 (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054681). Authors: Jason Doran, Peter Weatherburn, Ford Hickson, Ulrich Marcus, David Reid, Axel Jeremias Schmidt Abstract Objectives: Rectal… Read more: An update on the performance of STI services for gay and bisexual men across European cities: results from the 2017 European MSM Internet Survey
• Potential alcohol use disorder among MSM in Ireland – Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS 2017)
  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2021; 223: 108698 (doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108698). Authors: Fionn P. Daly, Kate O’Donnell, Martin P. Davoren, Chris Noone, Peter Weatherburn, Mick Quinlan, Bill… Read more: Potential alcohol use disorder among MSM in Ireland – Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS 2017)
• Structural stigma and sexual minority men’s depression and suicidality: A multilevel examination of mechanisms and mobility across 48 countries
  Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2021; 130(7):713-726 (doi: 10.1037/abn0000693) Authors: John E Pachankis, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, Richard Bränström, Axel J Schmidt, Rigmor C Berg, Kai Jonas,… Read more: Structural stigma and sexual minority men’s depression and suicidality: A multilevel examination of mechanisms and mobility across 48 countries
• Measures of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada and demographic disparities among those at elevated likelihood for HIV acquisition
  AIDS and Behavior, 2021; 25:3638–3650 (doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03336-3). Authors: Sean Colyer, Nathan J Lachowsky, Axel J Schmidt, Barry D Adam, Dana Paquette, Trevor A Hart, David… Read more: Measures of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada and demographic disparities among those at elevated likelihood for HIV acquisition
• Der Europäische MSM Internet Survey als Grundlage für die Präventionsarbeit in Deutschland für Männer, die Sex mit Männern haben
  Bundesgesundheitsblatt – Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz (doi: 10.1007/s00103-021-03429-3) Authors: Ulrich Marcus & Susanne B. Schink Abstract Background: Sexual minorities are highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections… Read more: Der Europäische MSM Internet Survey als Grundlage für die Präventionsarbeit in Deutschland für Männer, die Sex mit Männern haben
• Aspects associated with sexualised drug use among gay men and other men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study from the Latin America MSM Internet Survey 2018 – Chile.
  Sexual Health, 17(6), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH200 Authors: Lisboa Donoso, C., & Stuardo Ávila, V. Abstract Background: Sexualised drug use has attracted interest due to the role… Read more: Aspects associated with sexualised drug use among gay men and other men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study from the Latin America MSM Internet Survey 2018 – Chile.
• Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2018 progress report
  ECDC Technical Report, 2020 (doi: 10.2900/492423). Authors: Rosalie Hayes, Yusef Azad, Cheryl Gowar, Alison Brown & Valerie Delpech, in collaboration with Axel J. Schmidt and… Read more: Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2018 progress report
• Are PrEP services in France reaching all those exposed to HIV who want to take PrEP? MSM respondents who are eligible but not using PrEP (EMIS 2017)
  AIDS Care 2020; 32(2):47-56 (doi: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1739219). Authors: Margot Annequin, Virginie Villes, Rosemary M. Delabre, Tristan Alain, Stéphane Morel, David Michels, Axel Jeremias Schmidt, Annie Velter… Read more: Are PrEP services in France reaching all those exposed to HIV who want to take PrEP? MSM respondents who are eligible but not using PrEP (EMIS 2017)
• European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS-2017): design and methods
  Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2020; 17:543–557 (doi: 10.1007/s13178-019-00413-0). Authors: Peter Weatherburn, Ford Hickson, David S. Reid, Ulrich Marcus & Axel J. Schmidt Abstract Men-who-have-sex-with-men… Read more: European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS-2017): design and methods
• Monitoring the responses to hepatitis B and C epidemics in the EU/EEA Member States 2019
  ECDC Technical Report, 2020 (doi: 10.2900/034039). Authors: Erika Duffell and Teymur Noori This report provides the first collation of data relating to the monitoring of… Read more: Monitoring the responses to hepatitis B and C epidemics in the EU/EEA Member States 2019
• Sexual and mental health inequalities across gender identity and sex-assigned-at-birth among men-who-have-sex-with-men in Europe: findings from EMIS-2017
  International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 2020; 17(20): 7379 (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207379). Authors: Ford Hickson, Max Appenroth, Uwe Koppe, Axel J. Schmidt, David Reid… Read more: Sexual and mental health inequalities across gender identity and sex-assigned-at-birth among men-who-have-sex-with-men in Europe: findings from EMIS-2017
• HIV test and knowledge of U=U: insights from MSM living in Portugal and participating in EMIS 2017
  European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue Supplement_5, September 2020, ckaa165.996, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.996 Authors: J P Costa, P Meireles, A Aguiar, A J Schmidt, H… Read more: HIV test and knowledge of U=U: insights from MSM living in Portugal and participating in EMIS 2017
• Canadian results from the European Men-who-have-sex-with-men Internet survey (EMIS-2017)
  Can Commun Dis Rep. 2019 Nov 7;45(11):271-282. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v45i11a01. Authors: N Brogan, D M Paquette, N J Lachowsky, M Blais, D J Brennan, T A Hart, B Adam Abstract Background: In… Read more: Canadian results from the European Men-who-have-sex-with-men Internet survey (EMIS-2017)
• Cross-sectional analysis of chemsex drug use and gonorrhoea diagnosis among men who have sex with men in the UK
  Sexual Health, 2019, 16, 464–472 (doi:10.1071/SH18159). Authors: Manik Kohli, Ford Hickson, Caroline Free, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn Abstract Background: Illicit drug use among men who… Read more: Cross-sectional analysis of chemsex drug use and gonorrhoea diagnosis among men who have sex with men in the UK
• Estimating the ‘PrEP Gap’: how implementation and access to PrEP differ between countries in Europe and Central Asia in 2019
  Eurosurveillance, 2019; 24(41) (doi: 10.2807/1560-7917). Authors: Rosalie Hayes, Axel J. Schmidt, Anastasia Pharris, Yusef Azad, Alison E. Brown, Peter Weatherburn, Ford Hickson, Valerie Delpech, Teymur… Read more: Estimating the ‘PrEP Gap’: how implementation and access to PrEP differ between countries in Europe and Central Asia in 2019
• From HIV-testing to Gay Health Centres: A Mapping of European “Checkpoints”
  HIV and Viral Hepatitis (Conference), Malta 2017 – PS2/04; (doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26988.77441) Authors: Axel J. Schmidt, Dirk Sander, Teymur Noori Abstract Background In Europe, HIV/STIs are concentrated… Read more: From HIV-testing to Gay Health Centres: A Mapping of European “Checkpoints”