144737 20260217205531.0 doi 10.3390/healthcare12171722 sideral 139538 ART-2024-139538 eng Ibáñez-Tomás, Eduardo A cross-sectional study of spanish grindr users: sociodemographic characteristics, sexual health trends, and attitudes toward HIV testing 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Men who have sex with men are at an increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, and although behavioral and contextual interventions have improved, infections continue to spread. Therefore, a new focus on recent trends in sexual health in this population is needed. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics according to Grindr usage patterns, the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and attitudes toward HIV testing. In January 2020, a cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 881 men who have sex with men (MSM) who completed an online questionnaire. We evaluated their Grindr use patterns (moderate or intensive) and explored the associations of these with sociodemographic behavioral characteristics, STIs, and attitudes toward HIV testing. Of 881 participants in total, 587 (66.6%) were intensive Grindr users. Compared to moderate users, these participants reported significantly higher numbers of casual sexual partners (76.2% vs. 23.8%; p < 0.001), were more likely to participate in Chemsex (77.3% vs. 22.7%: p = 0.031), and had a higher self-reported number of STIs (69.9% vs. 30.1; p = 0.046). They also demonstrated better attitudes toward HIV testing (69.7% vs. 30.3%; p = 0.045) and perceived themselves to be at moderate risk of HIV (71.2% vs. 28.8%: p = 0.048). Moreover, intensive Grindr users were 1.36 times more likely than moderate users to test positive for STIs (95%CI = 1.15–1.91; p = 0.048). With some limitations, age, sexual partners, intensive Grindr users, and PrEP uses were associated with the risk of STIs in the sample of Spanish Grindr users studied. As Grindr users are vulnerable to sociodemographic and behavioral factors that determine STIs and HIV infection, mainly among intensive users, it is necessary to highlight the importance of new trends such as online dating apps, PrEP use, substance use in sex, and Chemsex, and these need to be incorporated into online public health strategies. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 2.7 2024 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES 35 / 125 = 0.28 2024 Q2 T1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES 65 / 188 = 0.346 2024 Q2 T2 0.754 2024 Health Informatics 2024 Q2 Leadership and Management 2024 Q2 Health Policy 2024 Q2 Health Information Management 2024 Q2 4.7 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Gasch-Gallén, Ángel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3087-8899 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 12, 17 (2024), 1722 [12 pp.] Healthcare (Basel) Healthcare (Switzerland) 2227-9032 280947 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144737/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2707976 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/144737/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:144737 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:32:39 ARTICLE