Sociocontextual Factors: Moving Beyond Individual Determinants of Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Adolescent Males

This study investigated factors associated with sexual behavior that confer the greatest risk for HIV transmission (i.e., unprotected anal intercourse; UAI) among 52 sexually active gay and bisexual adolescent males in a Midwestern city, ages 15 to 19. A logistic regression model found that ethnicit...

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Published in:Journal of LGBT youth 2013-07, Vol.10 (3), p.173-185
Main Authors: Torres, Hector L., Delonga, Kathryn, Lee, Susanne, Gladstone, Kenneth A., Barrad, Alex, Huckaby, Scott, Koopman, Cheryl, Gore-Felton, Cheryl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
African American
at-risk behavior
bisexual
ethnicity
gay
HIV/AIDS
male
race
sexual behavior
stigma
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Summary:This study investigated factors associated with sexual behavior that confer the greatest risk for HIV transmission (i.e., unprotected anal intercourse; UAI) among 52 sexually active gay and bisexual adolescent males in a Midwestern city, ages 15 to 19. A logistic regression model found that ethnicity other than African American, more sexual partners in the past year, greater stigma toward homosexuality, and greater perceived peer sexual norms for risky behavior were significantly associated with UAI (x 2 = 27.96, df = 5, p
ISSN:1936-1653
1936-1661
DOI:10.1080/19361653.2013.799000