Unmarried Latino Men who Report Sex with Men: Psychocultural and Demographic Characteristics

Authors: VanOss Marín B.¹; González F.J.²; Gómez C.A.³

Source: AIDS and Behavior, Volume 02, Number 3, September 1998 , pp. 203-212(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Latino men who have sex with other men are disproportionately affected by AIDS/HIV. We describe sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics of a probability sample of 744 unmarried Latino men, comparing men reporting at least one sexual encounter with another man (MSM; 5.5% of sample) with men reporting sex exclusively with women (MSW) or reporting they were not sexually active (NSA). MSM were significantly older, more acculturated, and more educated than others. MSM were more comfortable with sexuality and reported over twice as many sexual partners in the previous year as MSW. MSM always used condoms with 83% of their multiple partners, compared to 50% of MSW. Homophobia and sexual discomfort among MSM may decrease self-efficacy to use condoms.

Keywords: AIDS prevention; Latinos; homosexual behavior; homophobia; condom self-efficacy; sexual comfort

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco, California. bmarin@psg.uscf.edu 2: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco, California 3: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco, California

Publication date: 1998-09-01