Ramirez J, Suarez E, de la Rosa G, Castro M A, Zimmerman M A
School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1994 Apr;6(2):163-74.
Little knowledge exists about AIDS and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among Latin American gay males. In Latin America, sexual transmission from man to man is the leading cause of HIV infection. In Mexico, which ranks third in number of AIDS cases in the Americas, more than three-quarters of the cases are due to sexual transmission; among these cases, 35% and 23.7% are due to homosexual and bisexual male practices, respectively. A sample of 200 individuals from Juarez, Mexico, a city on the U.S. border, was interviewed. Information about their AIDS knowledge, sexual behavior, and condom use was obtained. Factory workers and individuals who meet sexual partners in the streets reported more sexual partners than workers in service or professional occupations and those who meet their partners in bars and discos. Number of sexual partners and respondents' age were inversely associated with condom use. Implications for HIV prevention are discussed.
拉丁美洲男同性恋者对艾滋病和人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染的了解甚少。在拉丁美洲，男性之间的性传播是HIV感染的主要原因。在美洲艾滋病病例数排名第三的墨西哥，超过四分之三的病例是由性传播导致的；在这些病例中，分别有35%和23.7%是由男同性恋和双性恋男性行为导致的。对来自墨西哥华雷斯（位于美国边境的一个城市）的200人进行了抽样访谈。获取了他们关于艾滋病知识、性行为和避孕套使用情况的信息。工厂工人以及在街上结识性伴侣的人报告的性伴侣数量比服务业或专业职业的工人以及在酒吧和迪斯科舞厅结识伴侣的人更多。性伴侣数量和受访者年龄与避孕套使用呈负相关。文中讨论了对HIV预防工作的启示。
