European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS)

Background

aidsmap news reports on EMIS studies

• Living in a stigmatizing country increases HIV risk for MSM in Europe

  Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in European countries with laws and attitudes that stigmatize male homosexuality often conceal their sexual orientation, have unmet HIV prevention...

  Published on 22 June 2015 | By Michael Carter

• Most HIV-positive gay men in European survey are on HIV treatment, though fewer in the east

  The large EMIS survey of gay men living in Europe has found that over 70% of respondents with HIV are taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). Of those who...

  Published on 30 March 2015 | By Gus Cairns

• Urgent need to improve sexually transmitted infection screening for MSM in Europe

  Across 40 large European cities, less than one third of men who have sex with men (MSM) have been screened for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the...

  Published on 01 November 2013 | By Roger Pebody

• Six in ten European gay men have had unprotected sex in the past year – more common with steady partners

  Across Europe, 58% of gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) report at least one incident of unprotected anal intercourse in the past year,...

  Published on 12 July 2013 | By Roger Pebody

• Knowledge gaps, problems accessing services for MSM in several countries of eastern and south-eastern Europe

  A substantial minority of men who have sex with men (MSM) in countries such as Cyprus, Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Hungary are not being reached by HIV...

  Published on 27 June 2013 | By Roger Pebody

• European gay men more likely to buy or sell sex if they have large numbers of sex partners, are lonely and use drugs

  Results of a large European internet-based survey show that 8% of gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe paid for sex in...

  Published on 25 June 2013 | By Michael Carter

• Sex while abroad contributing to ongoing HIV and STI epidemics in European gay men

  Sex while abroad appears to be contributing to the ongoing epidemics of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in European gay men, results of a large...

  Published on 24 June 2013 | By Michael Carter

• Elevated prevalence of HIV and STIs among migrant gay men in Europe

  Migrant gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have a higher prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than non-migrant gay men, results...

  Published on 21 June 2013 | By Michael Carter

• The gay globe

  In the last two years, three internet surveys in Europe, the USA and Asia asked over 200,000 gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM)...

  Published on 15 July 2012 | By Gus Cairns

• HIV prevalence in gay men is catching up in eastern Europe, survey finds

  The EMIS survey of nearly 180,000 gay men in Europe has found that, while HIV prevalence in the richer countries of western Europe is twice as high as...

  Published on 24 November 2011 | By Gus Cairns

• Among European gay men, rates of unsafe sex rise the further east you go

  The largest ever study of the sexual behaviour of men who have sex with men, which recruited 174,209 men from across the European continent, has ...

  Published on 21 November 2011 | By Roger Pebody

• MSM living in hostile social environments more likely to have negative feelings about sexuality, less likely to test for HIV

  The largest ever international study of the sexual health of men who have sex with men (MSM), which recruited men from across the European continent,...

  Published on 16 November 2011 | By Roger Pebody

• Wide variation in quality of sexual health screening across Europe; countries with specialised clinics do better

  In the majority of European countries, most sexual health check-ups for men who have sex with men (MSM) do not include basic physical examinations or diagnostic procedures...

  Published on 16 March 2011 | By Roger Pebody

External links

• Visit the EMIS project website
• Download the final project report (PDF) from the EMIS website

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