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Acceptance was defined as the proportion of users who favourably responded to the message and effectiveness was defined as the proportion of users who attended our facilities among those who were interested in attending. To identify variables associated with the response to the messages, multivariate logistic regression was used. Adjusted OR (OR<jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>) and 95% CIs were calculated. We collected information on sociodemographics, sexual behaviours and app usage from the contacted user profiles and from users who attended our facilities. A descriptive analysis was carried out.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>2656 individual messages were sent. Overall, a 38.4% response rate was obtained, 83.0% of them found it acceptable to receive the unsolicited message, and 73.2% effectiveness was obtained. Responders had higher odds of being 45 years or older (OR<jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>=1.48; 95% CI 1.06 to 2.08), being connected at the moment the message was sent or during the previous hour (OR<jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>=1.92; 95% CI 1.38 to 2.68), having a profile photo not exposing bare chest or abdomen (OR<jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>=1.44; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.92) and using the Grindr app (OR<jats:sub>a<\/jats:sub>=1.39; 95% CI 1.12 to 1.73). 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