High-Risk behaviours among men having sex with other men (MSM) who were born in Canada compared to those who immigrated to Canada-what should we measure?

Results: Baseline data analyses were based on 1337 MSM between the ages of 15 and 30 years. New Canadians (n= 241 [18%]) were less likely to live in unstable housing (4.7% vs. 11.1% p= 0.008), to report a recent rupture in a relationship (3.1% vs. 6.6 % p =0.082); more likely to have a university degree (32.4% vs. 23.2% p=0.01), to have an income below 20K (67.7% vs. 61.9% p=0.1). For sensation seeking behaviours, New Canadians were less likely to be tattooed (11.8% vs. 21.9% p<0.001) or have body piercing (41.1% vs 49.0% p=0.03). Commercial sex work among New Canadians were less frequent compared to Canadian born men (18.1% vs. 28.7% p=0.001) as well as bisexuality (45.5% vs. 57.9% p=<0.001) and having sex with more than 20 female lifetime partners (12% vs. 17.1% p=0.002). However, they were more likely to have unprotected anal sex while travelling outside of their home provinces (28.5% vs. 15.9% p=0.001).