1961. Grindr™ on Screen Activity on iPhones Correlates with HIV Risk and Substance Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men San Diego

摘要

BackgroundTechnology has changed the way men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) seek sex; ≥60% of MSM in the United States use the internet to find sex partners, primarily via Grindr™ which is the most used dating app among MSM. Studies to date have mostly evaluated Grindr™ use as a dichotomous variable and found inconsistent results regarding associations with increased HIV risk behavior. Importantly, Grindr™ “on-screen” activity is monitored by phones and can provide an objective measure of app usage. Here we aimed to assess Grindr™ “on-screen” activity in MSM undergoing community-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening in San Diego, and to correlate activity with sexual risk behavior and substance use.