Does Age Matter? Sexual Event-Level Analysis of Age-Disparate Sexual Partners among GBM in Vancouver, Canada

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What is the importance of this study? ¥ In Vancouver, one in five gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) live with HIV, with increasing prevalence by increasing age. ¥ There is a gap in knowledge and understanding of the sexual health implications of intergenerational relationships, which are relationships with a significant age difference between partners.

Citation: Closson K, Lachowsky NJ, Cui Z, Shurgold S, Sereda P, Rich A, Moore DM, Roth EA, Hogg RS. Does age matter? Sexual event-level analysis of age-disparate sexual partners among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Vancouver, Canada. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2016 Nov 16:sextrans-2016-052721

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