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We compared demographics, behaviour and HIV\/STI prevalence for MSM attending a sex-on-premises-venue (SOPV) or the local sexual health clinic (SHC) to determine key differences. Methods: Men attending a SOPV during onsite HIV\/STI screening from November 2015 for 12 months were compared with MSM attending a local SHC for screening. Each group completed a self-administered questionnaire and STI\/HIV testing. Data analysis was performed using SPSS. Results: Compared with SHC participants (n = 108), SOPV participants (n = 84) had a higher median age (47 years [range, 22\u201388] vs 33 years [range, 19\u201371]; P &amp;lt; 0.001) and less likely to report previous HIV testing (73% vs 89%; P &amp;lt; 0.01), STI testing (60% vs 90%; P &amp;lt; 0.001) or be vaccinated for hepatitis A (32% vs 65%; P &amp;lt; 0.001) or hepatitis B (35% vs 73%; P &amp;lt; 0.001). SOPV participants were more likely to be married, widowed or have a long-term female partner (39% vs 7%; P &amp;lt; 0.001) and have a higher prevalence of urethral and rectal chlamydia (7% vs 1%; P = 0.02 and 8% vs 2%; P = 0.03, respectively). There was no significant difference between the groups for detection of syphilis (4% vs 9%), gonorrhoea (5% vs 9%) or HIV (1% vs 0%). Conclusion: MSM attending the SOPV had higher anogenital chlamydial prevalence compared with those attending the SHC. They reported higher rates of sex with female partners, which may facilitate STI\/HIV transmission to heterosexual populations. Our findings have implications for HIV\/STI service provision, contact tracing and local health promotion initiatives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh20196","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,19]],"date-time":"2021-05-19T22:15:02Z","timestamp":1621462502000},"page":"248-253","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Cross-sectional study of sexual behaviour and health of gay and bisexual men in suburban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: contrasts between sex venue and clinic attendees"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7214-2978","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Catriona","family":"Ooi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ANorthern Sydney Local Health District Sexual Health Service, NSW, Australia."},{"name":"BNorthern Clinical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia."},{"name":"GCorresponding author. 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