Caballero-Hoyos Ramiro, Monárrez-Espino Joel, Ramírez-Ortíz María Guadalupe, Cárdenas-Medina Francisco Martín
Clinical Epidemiology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Colima 28040, Mexico.
Department of Health Research, Christus Muguerza del Parque Hospital, University of Monterrey, Chihuahua 31000, Mexico.
Infect Dis Rep. 2022 Jul 21;14(4):547-557. doi: 10.3390/idr14040058.
The global prevalence of HIV is notably higher in men who have sex with men (MSM) compared with other male populations. Unprotected anal intercourse is the riskiest sexual behavior for HIV acquisition and/or transmission among this minority population. The purpose of the study was to identify if the syndemic of psychosocial stressors and experienced stigma are predictors of unprotected anal sex in Mexican MSM. A cross-sectional analytic study was carried out. It included adults residing in Manzanillo, Mexico, with oral/anal sex practices within the last year. Informed consent was given by 142 participants selected using snowball sampling. Collected data included sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial stressors, experienced stigma, HIV knowledge, knowing a friend/acquaintance living with HIV/AIDS, and sexual risk behaviors. Adjusted logistic regression was used to identify predictors of unprotected anal sex within the last six months. Presence of syndemic of psychosocial stressors, drug use during sex, having friends/acquaintances with HIV/AIDS, and experiencing high stigma were positively associated; high level of HIV knowledge was negatively linked. Reducing psychosocial stressors and integrating stigma-mitigation strategies are key elements to reduce HIV transmission.
与其他男性人群相比,男男性行为者(MSM)中HIV的全球流行率显著更高。在这一少数群体中,无保护的肛交是感染和/或传播HIV风险最高的性行为。本研究的目的是确定心理社会压力源和经历的耻辱感综合征是否是墨西哥男男性行为者无保护肛交的预测因素。开展了一项横断面分析研究。研究对象包括居住在墨西哥曼萨尼约、过去一年有口交/肛交行为的成年人。通过滚雪球抽样选取了142名参与者并获得了他们的知情同意。收集的数据包括社会人口学特征、心理社会压力源、经历的耻辱感、HIV知识、认识感染HIV/艾滋病的朋友/熟人以及性风险行为。采用调整后的逻辑回归分析来确定过去六个月内无保护肛交的预测因素。心理社会压力源综合征的存在、性行为期间吸毒、有感染HIV/艾滋病的朋友/熟人以及经历高度耻辱感呈正相关;高水平的HIV知识呈负相关。减少心理社会压力源并整合减轻耻辱感的策略是减少HIV传播的关键要素。