Grant: Project Grant
University of British Columbia
$1,449,674.00
Trajectories of STBBIs, access to health services and psychosocial determinants among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in three Canadian cities
FY 2022-23
Summary
Despite advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Canada remain disproportionately affected by most sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. Expanded uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV has reduced the risk of acquiring HIV for those who can access it, but may increase the risk of acquiring other SBIs. Recent studies have shown that the preventive use of a widely used antibiotic, doxycycline is very effective in reducing the risk of acquiring bacterial STIs among GBM. Our team proposes to recruit over 2100 newly recruited GBM from Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal from 2023 - 2025 in order to measure the uptake of doxycycline as a preventive measure and see how it changes the risk of acquiring STIs. We will make use of information already collected from the three-city Engage Study (2017 - 2019) to make comparisons. We are at a critical time to better understand how doxycycline provided through health services can impact the future trajectory of STBBIs for GBM. Results from this study will lead to better STI prevention and control efforts that will ultimately improve health outcomes for GBM in Canada.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
468691
Name
Moore David M
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Health Services Evaluation & Interventions Research 3
Projecttitle
Trajectories of STBBIs, access to health services and psychosocial determinants among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in three Canadian cities
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$1,449,674
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Gay, Bisexual And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men; Hcv; Health Services; Hiv; Mental Health; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Substance Use; Syphilis
Abstract
Despite advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Canada remain disproportionately affected by most sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. Expanded uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV has reduced the risk of acquiring HIV for those who can access it, but may increase the risk of acquiring other SBIs. Recent studies have shown that the preventive use of a widely used antibiotic, doxycycline is very effective in reducing the risk of acquiring bacterial STIs among GBM. Our team proposes to recruit over 2100 newly recruited GBM from Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal from 2023 - 2025 in order to measure the uptake of doxycycline as a preventive measure and see how it changes the risk of acquiring STIs. We will make use of information already collected from the three-city Engage Study (2017 - 2019) to make comparisons. We are at a critical time to better understand how doxycycline provided through health services can impact the future trajectory of STBBIs for GBM. Results from this study will lead to better STI prevention and control efforts that will ultimately improve health outcomes for GBM in Canada.
Competitiondate
202209
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Moore, David M; Cox, John J; Grace, Daniel; Hart, Trevor A; Lachowsky, Nathan J; Lambert, Gilles; Tan, Darrell H
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $1,449,674~ $0~
