Dickson-Gomez Julia, Owczarzak Jill, St Lawrence Janet, Sitzler Cheryl, Quinn Katherine, Pearson Broderick, Kelly Jeffrey A, Amirkhanian Yuri A
Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2071 North Summit Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202, USA,
AIDS Behav. 2014 Nov;18(11):2156-68. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0836-6.
African American men who have sex with men (AAMSM) are disproportionately burdened by new and existing HIV infections. In spite of this, few HIV prevention interventions have been developed that meet the specific needs of AAMSM and that are culturally appropriate and build on strengths and resources. In this paper, we examine constructed families, including those who belong to houses and those who do not, from a three city sample of 196 AAMSM. Results show that the majority of AAMSM who belong to constructed families do not participate in houses or balls. Both house and non-house affiliated constructed families are important sources of social support among AAMSM. Participants reported limited success in spreading HIV messages at ball events, but talk about HIV within their constructed families. Social network approaches to HIV prevention may capitalize on existing social ties within constructed families to promote safer sexual behaviors.
与男性发生性关系的非裔美国男性（AAMSM）承受着不成比例的新增和现存艾滋病毒感染负担。尽管如此，针对AAMSM的特定需求、在文化上合适且基于优势和资源开发的艾滋病毒预防干预措施却很少。在本文中，我们从196名AAMSM的三个城市样本中研究了组建家庭，包括那些属于“屋”的人和不属于“屋”的人。结果表明，大多数属于组建家庭的AAMSM不参与“屋”或舞会。与“屋”有关联和无关联的组建家庭都是AAMSM中社会支持的重要来源。参与者报告称在舞会活动中传播艾滋病毒信息的成效有限，但在他们的组建家庭中会谈论艾滋病毒。艾滋病毒预防的社会网络方法可以利用组建家庭中现有的社会关系来促进更安全的性行为。
