Beliefs about treatments for HIV/AIDS and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men, 1997-2006
Beliefs about treatments for HIV/AIDS and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men, 1997-2006
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DOI：
10.1007/s10865-007-9123-6
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Kalichman, Moira O.
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作者：
Kalichman, Seth C.;Eaton, Lisa;Kalichman, Moira O.
HIV 治疗可降低 HIV 传播风险的信念与性危险行为的增加有关，尤其是男男性行为者 (MSM) 中无保护的肛交。最近，针对 1997 年和 2005 年收集的大多数白人男同性恋者的调查报告了无保护肛交和预防相关治疗信念的变化。当前的研究通过复制 2006 年收集的匿名社区调查中观察到的行为和信念变化，扩展了之前的研究。结果表明，人们明显一致地认为，艾滋病毒治疗可降低艾滋病毒传播风险，并增加无保护肛交的数量。在艾滋病毒阳性和非艾滋病毒阳性男性中都观察到了这些变化。非裔美国男性相信艾滋病毒治疗比白人男性更能防止艾滋病毒传播。结果表明，艾滋病毒预防信息需要更新，以教育男男性接触者了解艾滋病毒病毒浓度和艾滋病毒传播风险的现实。
Beliefs that HIV treatments reduce HIV transmission risks are related to increases in sexual risk behaviors, particularly unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men (MSM). Changes in unprotected anal intercourse and prevention-related treatment beliefs were recently reported for surveys of mostly white gay men collected in 1997 and 2005. The current study extends this previous research by replicating the observed changes in behaviors and beliefs in anonymous community surveys collected in 2006. Results indicated clear and consistent increases in beliefs that HIV treatments reduce HIV transmission risks and increases in unprotected anal intercourse. These changes were observed for both HIV positive and non-HIV positive men. African American men endorsed the belief that HIV treatments protect against HIV transmission to a greater degree than White men. Results show that HIV prevention messages need to be updated to educate MSM about the realities of HIV viral concentrations and HIV transmission risks.