HIV Risk and the Internet: Results of the Men's INTernet Sex (MINTS) Study
HIV Risk and the Internet: Results of the Men's INTernet Sex (MINTS) Study
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-008-9399-8
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Coleman, Eli
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作者：
Rosser, B. R. Simon;Miner, Michael H.;Coleman, Eli
本研究评估了通过网络招募有感染艾滋病病毒（HIV）风险的拉丁裔男男性行为者（MSM）进行艾滋病预防调查研究的可行性，并调查了互联网使用与不安全性行为之间的关系。参与者（N = 1026）是居住在美国、使用互联网的拉丁裔男男性行为者，通过网络横幅广告招募。受访者用英语或西班牙语完成了一项横断面在线调查。样本特征与全国统计数据的差异在5%以内。几乎所有人（99%）都报告曾使用互联网寻找与其他男性发生性行为的机会。三分之二的受访者报告在过去一年中与至少一名男性发生过无保护的肛交，其中57%的人有多个性伴侣。参与者报告称，与在现实中初次见面的男性相比，他们与在网上初次见面的男性发生肛交和无保护肛交的人数几乎多一倍，但风险比例没有差异。即使是针对地理分布分散的少数族裔群体，基于互联网的艾滋病预防研究也是可行的。效率似乎是与在网上结识性伴侣相关的主要风险。
This study assessed the feasibility of online recruitment of high-risk Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) for HIV prevention survey research and investigated the relationship between Internet use and unsafe sex. Participants (N = 1,026) were Internet-using Latino MSM living in the U.S. recruited using online banner advertisements. Respondents completed a cross-sectional, online survey in English or Spanish. Sample characteristics reflected national statistics within 5%. Nearly all (99%) reported having used the Internet to seek sex with another man. Two-thirds of respondents reported having unprotected anal sex with a parts per thousand yen1 man in the last year, 57% of these with multiple partners. Participants reported engaging in anal sex and unprotected anal sex with nearly twice as many men first met online versus offline, but risk proportions did not differ. Internet-based HIV prevention research is possible even with geographically-dispersed minority populations. Efficiency appears the primary risk associated with meeting partners online.