[Changes of sexual behavior among Danish homo/bisexual men under the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic].

In October 1991, 1.567 gay/bisexual men throughout Denmark returned an anonymous questionnaire enclosed in the magazine of the National Gay and Lesbian Association. Most were younger, well educated men living in the Copenhagen area. 76% had been tested for HIV, 15% were infected. As in 1988, the median number of partners in 1991 was 2-5. Eighty-two percent of the sexually active men engaged in anal sex, of these half used condoms consistently. Anal sex was practised more with steady partners and condom use was more common with casual partners. One out of eight had engaged in unprotected anal intercourse with a partner with discordant HIV-serostatus, down from one in three in 1988. It is concluded, that Danish gay men have not further limited their sexual life during the later years. The majority of the respondents have increased sexual safety, but risky sex still prevails among a substantial minority, and safe sex campaigns should continue.