CHANGES IN CONDOM USE BY GAY MEN

被引:19
作者
HUNT, AJ
WEATHERBURN, P
HICKSON, FCI
DAVIES, PM
MCMANUS, TJ
COXON, APM
机构
[1] PROJECT SIGMA,UNIT 64,EUROLINK CTR,49 EFFRA RD,LONDON SW2 1BZ,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV ESSEX,DEPT SOCIOL,COLCHESTER CO4 3SQ,ESSEX,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL HOSP,DEPT GENITO URINARY MED,LONDON SE5 8RX,ENGLAND
来源
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV | 1993年 / 5卷 / 04期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1080/09540129308258013
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Cross sectional and longitudinal data on condom use among homosexually active men is presented Data pertain to two waves of interviewing (1987/8 and 1991) from Project SIGMA, a large longitudinal study of male homosexual behaviour in the light of HIV. Aggregate changes across the time-period indicate an increase in condom use for both insertive and receptive anal intercourse, particularly with casual partners. Condom use is still much more prevalent with casual rather than regular partners. Longitudinal analysis show considerable changes at the individual level, with almost a third of men changing their practices. Half of those decreased their risk behaviours, whilst the other half increased them. Less than 1% used condoms for fellatio in the year preceding the 1991 interview, but 8.3% had used other barriers during sex, primarily for hygiene and fun reasons, rather than as disease prophylaxis. Some implications are drawn for condom promotion and HIV prevention.
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页码:439 / 448
页数:10
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