Men who have met sex partners via the Internet: Prevalence, predictors, and implications for HIV prevention
Men who have met sex partners via the Internet: Prevalence, predictors, and implications for HIV prevention
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1014739203657
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发表时间：
2002-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Cage, M
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作者：
Benotsch, EG;Kalichman, S;Cage, M
这项研究调查了男男性行为者使用互联网会见性伴侣的普遍程度。该研究还调查了通过互联网与性伴侣见面的男性的艾滋病毒风险行为。在佐治亚州亚特兰大参加同性恋骄傲节时，对609名男性进行了调查。参与者完成了一份调查问卷，评估人口统计信息，互联网使用，同性恋文化适应，ADDS知识，对避孕套的态度，全球物质使用和性行为。绝大多数男子（75%）报告说，他们使用互联网访问同性恋网站。三分之一的样本（34%）报告说，他们通过互联网认识了性伴侣。在网上结识性伴侣的男性使用甲基苯丙胺的比例更高。通过互联网认识性伴侣的男性报告在过去6个月内与更多男性伴侣发生性关系（M = 8.38，SD = 19.39），而不是通过这种方式认识性伴侣的男性（M = 3.13，SD = 4.99，p < .001）。通过互联网与伴侣见面的男性也报告了更高的性风险行为，包括无保护的肛门接受性行为（p < .05）和无保护的肛门插入性行为（p < .01）。使用互联网作为与性伴侣见面的一种方法的流行率很高，这表明性网络可能正在互联网上形成。因此，互联网为新的艾滋病毒初级预防干预措施提供了机会。
This study examined the prevalence of Internet use for meeting sexual partners among men who have sex with men. The study also examined HIV risk behaviors among men who reported meeting a sexual partner via the Internet. A sample of 609 men was surveyed while attending a gay pride festival in Atlanta, GA. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing demographic information, Internet use, gay acculturation, ADDS knowledge, attitudes about condoms, global substance use, and sexual behavior. A substantial majority of men (75%) reported using the Internet to access gay-oriented web sites. One third of the sample (34%) reported having met a sexual partner via the Internet. Men meeting sex partners online reported higher rates of methamphetamine use. Men meeting sexual partners over the Internet reported having sex with more male partners in the previous 6 months (M = 8.38, SD = 19.39) compared with men not meeting partners in this manner (M = 3.13, SD = 4.99, p < .001). Men meeting partners via the Internet also reported higher rates of sexual risk behaviors including unprotected anal receptive intercourse (p < .05) and unprotected anal insertive intercourse (p < .01). The high prevalence of Internet use as a method of meeting sexual partners suggests that sexual networks may be forming over the Internet. The Internet therefore provides opportunities for new HIV primary prevention interventions.