The Kissing, Oral Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections (KOSS) study was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre which examined the associations between oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and exposures to the oropharynx through tongue-kissing, performing fellatio and performing rimming.
Men who have sex with men aged 16 years or above and who tested for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea were eligible to participate between November 26th 2018 and December 31st 2020.
Main findings:
- A total of 2322 men who have sex with men were recruited and included in the study.
- After adjusting for demographic characteristics and sexual exposures, kissing and rimming partners had a higher chance of acquiring throat gonorrhoea
- Novel interventions targeting the throat are required for gonorrhoea prevention and control.
Main findings:
- A total of 2322 men who have sex with men were recruited and included in the study.
- After adjusting for demographic characteristics and sexual exposures, kissing and rimming partners had a higher chance of acquiring throat gonorrhoea
- Novel interventions targeting the throat are required for gonorrhoea prevention and control.
Researchers
Principal investigator
Associate investigators
Student investigator
Publications
Kissing, fellatio, and analingus as risk factors for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study.
Tran J, Ong JJ, Bradshaw CS, Chen MY, Kong FYS, Hocking JS, Aung ET, Maddaford K, Fairley CK, Chow
(2022), eClinicalMedicine,