Centre for Social Research in Health
The research study aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment of HIV prevention needs among men who have sex with men of Asian background who are currently living in Sydney.
In Sydney, similar HIV&STI-focused behavioural surveillance among Gay Asian Men was conducted in 1999 and 2002. A third round of such community-based survey was conducted between September 2015 and December 2016. In the latest round, apart from traditional offline recruitment from a number of specific venues and events with high clientele of gay Asian men, online recruitment was introduced and later on expanded beyond Sydney (to Melbourne, in collaboration with ARCSHS, La Trobe University and the Victorian AIDS Council). Also, sexual health clinics and community-based test sites were included in the latest round.
The latest round of the Sydney Gay Asian Men Survey was led and sponsored by the CALD Gay Men Action Group (SLHD, SESLHD, SWSLHD, NSLHD, WSLHD, ACON, Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service [MHAHS] and CSRH). This type of community-based periodic behavioural surveillance aims to address CALD gay men’s HIV and health promotion needs by developing, implementing and coordinating social research, health promotion and social marketing activities, consistent with NSW HIV and STIs Strategic Plans.
Research Centre
Research Area
HIV and Sexual Health
- Publications
- Journal articles
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- Collaborators
Chan, R.C.H., Lam, M.S. Liu, E., Mao, L., Gordon, T., Prankumar, S.K., Wong, H. (2025) Gayborhoods as a source of risk or resilience: associations of gayborhood residence on psychological distress and substance use among ethnically diverse sexual minority men. Journal of Urban Health (102), 940-951;
Chan, R.C.H., Lam, M.S., Mao, L., Prankumar, S.K., Wong, H. (2025) Intracommunity intersectional discrimination and its impact on psychological distress and smoking behavior among sexual minority men from minority ethnic backgrounds. Social Science and Medicine 370: 117723.Â
Chan, C., Mao, L., Bavinton, B., Holt, M., Prankumar, S.K., Dong, K., Wark, T., Chen, T., Wijaya, H., Wong, H.T.H. (2023) The impact of social connections and discrimination to HIV risk among Asian gay and bisexual men in Australia. Sexual Health
Murray, D., Mao, L, Wong, H.T.H., Chen, T., Mackie, B., Kao, S.C., Haque, M.A. Dabbhadatta, J., Prihaswan, P., Stackpool, G., Brooks, M., Brown, G., Lewis, D.A. (2020) High levels of engagement with HIV and STI testing among gay Asian men in Sydney and Melbourne: an observational study. Sexual Health 17 (2) 121-128.
CALD Gay Men Action Group
NSW Health BRISE
Australian Government Department of Health
