HIV Risk and Substance Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men Surveyed in Bathhouses, Bars/Clubs, and on Craigslist.org: Venue of Recruitment Matters

There has been little evaluation regarding whether men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited in one type of venue differ in behavioral and demographic characteristics from those recruited in others. We surveyed MSM in gay bars/clubs ( n  = 199), bathhouses ( n  = 194), and off Craigslist.org ( n  = ...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2012-05, Vol.16 (4), p.807-817
Main Author: Grov, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking
Attachment
Bathhouses
Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data
Clubs
Cohort Studies
Coitus
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Gays & lesbians
Health Psychology
Health risks
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Internet
Male
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Methodology (Data Collection)
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Patient Selection
Public Health
Recruitment
Risk factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social Behavior
STD
Steam Bath
Substance use
Surveys and Questionnaires
Truth Disclosure
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:There has been little evaluation regarding whether men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited in one type of venue differ in behavioral and demographic characteristics from those recruited in others. We surveyed MSM in gay bars/clubs ( n  = 199), bathhouses ( n  = 194), and off Craigslist.org ( n  = 208). Men in bathhouses reported the greatest average number of partners and were less likely to disclose their HIV status. Among men reporting anal sex; those on Craigslist reported the least condom use. Finally, men surveyed in gay bars/clubs were the youngest of the three and the most likely to be single; they also reported the highest levels of attachment to the gay community and the most frequent alcohol use. Our findings demonstrate the need to tailor HIV prevention efforts to the location in which they are targeted, and for researchers to evaluate if participants differ by recruitment source.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-011-9999-6