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Univariable and multivariable negative binomial regressions were performed to examine the associations between the duration of kissing in different intimate positions, and demographic and behavioural characteristics (including age, region of birth, HIV status or PrEP use, and role in anal sex).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 965 men with a recent male kissing partner, 89.0% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 859) also had sex with that partner. Of the 166 men with a recent female kissing partner, 71.7% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 119) also had sex with that partner. Our adjusted analyses showed that, on average, men born in Asia (mean 8.52 vs 11.69\u00a0min,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001) and South America or the Caribbean (mean 8.61 vs 11.69\u00a0min,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .022) spent less time kissing compared to men born in Oceania, and the same was also observed for kissing while above or lying underneath. Men who had only receptive anal sex spent less time kissing while above than those who only had insertive anal sex (mean 3.04 vs 5.86\u00a0min,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study is the first to examine factors that influence duration of kissing in different intimate positions. These factors could be associated with oropharyngeal gonorrhoea if saliva transmitted gonorrhoea and if gravity played a role.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09564624241301490","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,19]],"date-time":"2024-11-19T06:18:45Z","timestamp":1731997125000},"page":"372-380","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Duration of kissing in different intimate positions among men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3139-7090","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julien","family":"Tran","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christopher K","family":"Fairley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jason J","family":"Ong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Catriona S","family":"Bradshaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"},{"name":"The University of Melbourne"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ei T","family":"Aung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kate","family":"Maddaford","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcus Y","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jane S","family":"Hocking","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The University of Melbourne"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1766-0657","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eric PF","family":"Chow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Melbourne Sexual Health Centre"},{"name":"Monash University"},{"name":"The University of Melbourne"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1071\/SH19061"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1071\/SH18097"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.01186-16"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/sextrans-2015-052399"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_6_2","first-page":"101557","article-title":"Kissing, fellatio, and analingus as risk factors for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study","volume":"51","author":"Tran J","year":"2022","unstructured":"Tran J, Ong JJ, Bradshaw CS, et al. 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