School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Health & Physical Education, York College of The City University of New York, Queens, NY 11451, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2011 Sep;5(5):378-85. doi: 10.1177/1557988310372801. Epub 2010 Aug 26.
The ongoing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City and the increased use of Internet sexual social networking websites by MSM fosters a need to understand the characteristics and sex-related behaviors of this group. The authors conducted an online survey of 195 MSM who use sexual social networking websites in New York City. Demographic characteristics, sexual sensation seeking, and HIV optimism-skepticism were compared among participants reporting sex with and without condom use (safe sex and high-risk sex, respectively) with partners met online. There was no difference in income, education, race, or employment status between the groups. The groups differed significantly in age, sexual sensation seeking, and HIV optimism-skepticism. In a multivariate logistic regression both HIV optimism-skepticism (p < .05) and sexual sensation seeking (p < .05) were significant predictors of high-risk sexual behavior (pseudo-R(2) = .24). This information should be considered when developing interventions for this group. For example, to reach those with high sexual sensation seeking, public health professionals should design sex-positive prevention messages for online distribution that highlight safer sex without condemning risky sexual practices.
在纽约市,男男性行为者(MSM)中的艾滋病毒持续流行,以及 MSM 对互联网性社交网络的使用增加,这使得人们需要了解该群体的特征和性行为。作者对在纽约市使用性社交网络的 195 名 MSM 进行了在线调查。将报告与在线结识的伴侣发生性行为时使用和不使用避孕套的参与者(分别为安全性行为和高风险性行为)的人口统计学特征、性感觉寻求和 HIV 乐观-怀疑态度进行了比较。两组在收入、教育、种族或就业状况方面没有差异。两组在年龄、性感觉寻求和 HIV 乐观-怀疑态度方面存在显著差异。在多元逻辑回归中,HIV 乐观-怀疑态度(p <.05)和性感觉寻求(p <.05)均是高风险性行为的显著预测因素(伪 R² =.24)。在为该群体制定干预措施时,应考虑到这些信息。例如,为了接触那些性感觉寻求较高的人,公共卫生专业人员应该设计出针对在线传播的、以性为中心的预防信息,强调安全性行为,而不是谴责危险的性行为。
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