High Rates of Sex with Men among High-Risk, Heterosexually-Identified Men in Low-Income, Coastal Peru

In this paper we describe sex with men, including the frequency of sex and unprotected sex, among high-risk, heterosexually-identified men in urban, low-income, coastal Peru. During 2001–2002, a random community-based sample of these men was administered an epidemiologic survey collecting sexual ris...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2008-05, Vol.12 (3), p.483-491
Main Authors: Konda, Kelika Anne, Lescano, Andres G., Leontsini, Elli, Fernandez, Percy, Klausner, Jeffrey D., Coates, Thomas J., Cáceres, Carlos F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Bisexuality
Catchment Area (Health)
Coitus
Collaboration
Demography
Disease prevention
Ethnography
Health Psychology
Heterosexuality
Heterosexuality - statistics & numerical data
HIV
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Incidence
Infectious Diseases
Low Income Groups
Male
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Peru - epidemiology
Prevalence
Prevention
Public Health
Questionnaires
Risk
Risk Factors
Risk taking
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Socioeconomic Factors
STD
Womens health
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Summary:In this paper we describe sex with men, including the frequency of sex and unprotected sex, among high-risk, heterosexually-identified men in urban, low-income, coastal Peru. During 2001–2002, a random community-based sample of these men was administered an epidemiologic survey collecting sexual risk behavior data. Among the 924 high-risk heterosexually-identified men, 131 (14.2%) reported at least one male partner in the past 6 months. Of these, 113 (86.3%) reported male and female partners and among those with partners of both sexes, 84.2% and 57.0% of sex acts with female and male partners, respectively, were unprotected, (RR 1.48, 95% CI = 1.31–1.68). We observed a high rate of recent bisexual behavior compared to past studies showing frequent, unprotected sex with male and female partners. This population has substantial potential to act as a bridge population between and their male and female partners and should be addressed by prevention programs.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-007-9221-z