Armstrong, JP
Brennan, David J.
Collict, David
Kesler, Maya
Bekele, Tsegaye
Souleymanov, Rusty
Grace, Daniel
Lachowsky, Nathan J.
Hart, Trevor A.
Adam, Barry D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Canada (Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health)
Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health, Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health)
Canadian Blood Services (MSM Research Grant Program)
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (Scholar Award)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2021
Accepted: 12 April 2022
First Online: 28 April 2022
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Research ethics approval for this study was granted by the research ethics boards from the University of Toronto, University of Windsor, University of Victoria and Ryerson University. The relevant ethical considerations were outlined to all participants before their participation in the current study. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Survey participants provided implied consent by starting the questionnaire after reviewing the consent form. Interview participants provided written consent prior to the interview after reviewing the consent form with a member of the research team.
: All survey participants consented to having their data presented in aggregate form in publications. All interview participants consented to having their data quoted in publications.
: The authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper. This research was conducted independently from Canadian Blood Services.