2010 Asia Internet MSM Sex Survey (AIMSS)
Description
In collaboration with 40 community partners from 12 different countries throughout Asia, a gay-oriented website (www.Fridae.com) launched a multi-country online survey (Asian Internet MSM Sex Survey, www.2010aimss.com) between January and February 2010. Participants were recruited exclusively through online methods. Banner advertisements (“No Names, No Faces, Only the Solid Details: 2010 Asia Internet MSM Sex Survey”) were posted on the website and emails were sent to listserv members by the community partners to recruit participants. Participants over the age of 18 were invited to complete the survey after agreeing to the online informed consent. To ensure the diversity of participants, the survey was available in English and 9 Asian languages and dialects. Participation in the study was anonymous (personal information was not collected), voluntary and no incentives were offered. During the two-month period, 24,742 participants entered the survey and 13,883 (56.1%) completed the entire online questionnaire. Of these, 10,861 were 18 or older, biologically male, and have had one or more male sex partners in the past 6 months. The study was exempted from IRB but followed all IRB guidelines.