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Determinants of High Risk Sexual Behavior: The Advocate Study of Gay Men eBook
by Harry Drasin
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Determinants of High Risk Sexual Behavior: The Advocate Study of Gay Men Summary
| AIDS has become a ubiquitous disease of catastrophic proportions, which directly or indirectly affects all humans. In this 'sex study' included as part of the Advocate magazine in 1994, attitudes and sexual activities of 13,000 gay men nationwide were surveyed. The literature strongly suggests that age, specifically younger age, is a risk factor for unsafe sex in United States. Regarding disclosure of being gay to others, the data are somewhat inconclusive. Income may relate to unsafe sex. If anything, those who are HIV-seropositive appear to practice safe sex more often than those who are not. Racial variables appear significant, with Blacks and Latinos becoming a substantially higher percentage of new HIV cases than those who are White. Those who were more highly educated appear to take fewer risks. Certain occupational groups may also have a higher incidence of risk-taking behaviors. Religion or spirituality perhaps do not appear to relate to high-risk behavior. Size of metropolitan area, small towns specifically, has been shown to be a substantial risk factor. The use of drugs and alcohol is clearly related to the incidence of high-risk sexual behavior. Abuse or coercion may be a factor in unsafe sex, but at the same time many of those in this category also have problems with substance abuse and selling sex for drugs or money. The relationship issue is a very complex one. Those in relationships who have a primary partner have a higher incidence of unsafe sex, even though both may not be monogamous, and may not be aware of the HIV serostatus of their partner. Connection to the gay community has had many different definitions, but it may be that those who have more contact with the gay community may also have more opportunity to engage in sex and a higher incidence of unsafe sexual behavior. There is too little data on masturbation to determine if it is an ameliorating factor regarding high-risk sexual activity. Attitudes towards condom use are a powerful pre... |
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