Attitudes to, and Understanding of Risk of Acquisition of HIV over time (AURAH2)

Project Summary

The AURAH2 study was a prospective cohort study that recruited HIV negative or undiagnosed men who have sex with men (MSM) from three sexual health clinics in London and Brighton from November 2014 to April 2016.

Participants completed a baseline paper questionnaire in clinic, and subsequent four monthly online questionnaires, from March 2015, for up to three years until March 2018.

Data from the study is being used to investigate recreational drug use and chemsex patterns, as well as HIV incidence, and mental health and well-being among MSM.

Key Project Information

Dates: 2014

Status: Completed

Principal Investigator: Prof Alison Rodger

Partners: 56 Dean street, LondonMortimer Market Clinic, London and Claude Nicol Clinic, Brighton

Location: UK

Funding: NIHR - PANTHEON programme grant

Contact: j.sewell@ucl.ac.uk/alison.rodger@ucl.ac.uk

Research Team

Prof Alison Rodger

Prof Andrew Phillips

Dr Fiona Lampe

Janey Sewell (Research Nurse coordinator/PhD student)

Nadia Hanum (PhD student)

Publications

Partners of people on ART - a New Evaluation of the Risks (The PARTNER study): design and methods

Changes in chemsex and sexual behaviour over time, among a cohort of MSM in London and Brighton: Findings from the AURAH2 study

Changes in recreational drug use, drug use associated with chemsex, and HIV-related behaviours, among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in London and Brighton, 2013–2016

Presentations

Presentation by Janey Sewell to the 21st Annual Conference of the National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA), June 2019

Poster: Substantial decline in HIV incidence between 2015 – 2018 among a prospective cohort of men who have sex with men in England