Risk for HIV infection among bisexual men seeking HIV-prevention services and risks posed to their female partners
Risk for HIV infection among bisexual men seeking HIV-prevention services and risks posed to their female partners
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DOI:
10.1037/0278-6133.17.4.320
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发表时间:
1998-07-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Bolan, M
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作者:
Kalichman, SC;Roffman, RA;Bolan, M
The present study interviewed gay (n = 473) and bisexual men (n = 146) as part of an HIV prevention program and investigated social cognitive factors associated with HIV risk. Results indicated that HIV risk in homosexual men was associated with sexual openness and connections to gay communities, factors not associated with risk for bisexual men. Compared with men at lower risk, those who practiced high-risk sex scored lower on measures of perceived safer sex norms, safer sex self-efficacy, and social skills. Bisexual men with primary female partners often had not disclosed their bisexuality to female partners (75%), and 64% had not modified their behavior to protect female partners. Bisexual men who engage in high-risk behaviors therefore pose a risk to female partners who may be unaware of their involvement with men.