Titre : | Tip of the Iceberg: young men who have sex with men, the Internet, and HIV risk (2007) |
Titre traduit : | (Partie émergée de l'iceberg : les jeunes homosexuels, Internet et risque Vih) |
Auteurs : | GAROFALO R. ; HERRICK A. ; MUSTANSKI B.S. ; G. R. DONENBERG |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°6, 2007) |
Article en page(s) : | 1113-1117 |
Note générale : |
American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97, (6), 1113-1117 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HSH ; VIH ; CONDUITE A RISQUE ; INTERNET ; JEUNE ; ENQUETE ; PREVALENCE |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We examined the prevalence of Internet use for meeting sexual partners (Internet partners) and HIV risk behaviors associated with this use among young men who have sex with men (aged 16-24 years). METHODS: A sample of 270 young men who have sex with men completed a computer-assisted survey. We used bivariate chi(2) analyses and hierarchical logistic regression to assess factors associated with Internet-facilitated sexual encounters. RESULTS: Using the Internet to meet sexual partners was common; 48% of our sample had sexual relations with a partner they met online. Of these, only 53% used condoms consistently, and 47% reported having sexual partners older (>4 years) than themselves. Regression analyses showed increased age, White race/ethnicity, history of unprotected anal intercourse, multiple anal intercourse partners, and engaging in sexual activity at a sex club or a bathhouse were associated with meeting sexual partners through the Internet. Only history of unprotected anal intercourse was associated with risky sexual behaviors with Internet partners (P |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 23 |
Affiliation : |
Adolescent HIV Services, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill 60613, USA. rgarofalo@childrensmemorial.org Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1302032 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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