Internet Chat Rooms: Connecting With a New Generation of Young Men of Color at Risk for HIV Infection Who Have Sex With Other Men

Fields, Sheldon D.; Wharton, Mitchell J.; Marrero, Anita I.; Little, Avril; Pannell, Kraig; Morgan, John

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2006.09.004

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“…Also, the use of chat rooms to meet sexual partners has been linked to STI outbreaks (Kalichman et al 2005). The above reports and data have supported and inspired promising online prevention campaigns for adult MSM (Blas et al 2010; Bowen, Horvath, & Williams 2007; Bull et al 2004; Carpentar et al 2010; Chen et al 2008; Chiasson et al 2010; Fields et al 2006; Hirshfield et al 2009; Klasner, Levine, & Kent 2004; Lau et al 2008; Noar, Black, & Pierce 2009; Rhodes et al 2010; Rosser et al 2010); however, little is known about the use of the internet or chat rooms and the associated HIV risk behaviors of young, minority adolescents. There is also lack of online prevention efforts targeted to high risk African American youth (Noar and Palmgreen 2009; Chiasson, Hirschfield, Rietmeijer 2010).…”

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African American Adolescents Meeting Sex Partners Online: Closing the Digital Research Divide in STI/HIV Prevention

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Minority adolescents are affected disproportionately by HIV and STIs, and the Internet is a popular venue to meet sex partners. Little is known about the risks of this behavior for minority adolescents. The majority of studies that have examined sexual risk behavior online or STI/HIV prevention programs online have been among adult MSM. In this study, data from 1,045 African American youth found that 6% met sex partners online and in chat rooms. Odds ratios, adjusting for gender, found this behavior was associated with alcohol (AOR = 2.33, 95% CI [1.1, 4.7]) and drug use (AOR = 3.45, 95% CI [1.9, 6.1]), unprotected vaginal (AOR = 4.71, 95% CI [1.9, 8.4]) and anal sex (AOR = 4.77, 95% CI [1.3,17.1]) in the last 90 days, more lifetime vaginal (AOR = 3.65, 95% CI [2.0, 6.8]) and anal sex (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI [1.5, 4.8]), greater sexual sensation seeking (AOR = 2.92, 95% CI [1.5, 5.7]) and greater depression (AOR = 2.06, 95% CI [1.2–3.6,). A final multiple logistic regression analyses found that male gender (AOR = 3.13, 95%% CI [1.7, 5.8]), drug use at last sex (AOR = 2.41, 95% CI [1.3, 4.5]), lifetime history of vaginal (AOR = 2.90, 95 % CI [1.5,5.5]) and anal sex (AOR = 2.09, 95% CI [1.2, 3.6]), and cocaine use (AOR = 8.53, 95% CI [2.7, 27.3]) were independently associated with having sex with a partner met online. Meeting sex partners online is associated with a variety of risks among African American youth; however, the Internet may be an opportunity for intervention.

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“…For obvious reasons, MSM have been overwhelmingly the most common target group for Internet-based work [8][9][10][11][12][13]. Other at-risk groups, such as black, adolescent women [35], also may be appropriate targets for Internet-based research.…”

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Current trends in internet-and cell phone-based HIV prevention and intervention programs

Ybarra¹,

Bull²

2007

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep

158

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As the reach of the Internet and cell phones increases, their use as health intervention and prevention tools has been increasingly researched. To identify recent advances in technology-based HIV prevention and intervention research, we conducted a literature search in the Spring of 2007. Only a handful of articles have been published in the last year describing evaluations of technology-based HIV programs. Nonetheless, many programs have recently been funded and are being developed or imminently evaluated. Results to date suggest the Internet and cell phones are feasible technologies to deliver HIV prevention and intervention programs for some target populations. Opportunities for future research are identified, including the development of programs for populations other than men who have sex with men who also are at risk for HIV (eg, adolescents, elderly), the integration of advances from other fields, examination of the potential for using text messaging to affect HIV behavior change, and applications of Internet-based programs in developing countries.

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“…Use of the Internet as a fast and efficient means of accessing sexual partners has grown in popularity among men who have sex with men (MSM), and has been linked with number of sexual partners, sexual risk behavior, and sexually-transmitted diseases (Benotsch et al, 2002; Blackwell, 2008; Bolding et al, 2005; CDC, 2003; Elford et al, 2001; Evans et al, 2007; Fields et al, 2006; Garofalo et al, 2007; Grov et al, 2007; Kim et al, 2001; Klausner et al, 2000; Liau, Millett & Marks, 2006; McFarlane et al, 2000; Ogilvie et al, 2008; Taylor et al, 2004). Websites specific to MSM have emerged, catering to sexual connections between men in given geographic regions.…”

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Internet Sex Ads for MSM and Partner Selection Criteria: The Potency of Race/Ethnicity Online

Paul

Ayala

Choi

2010

Journal of Sex Research

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The explosive growth in Internet use by MSM to find sexual partners has been noted in the research literature. However, little attention has been given to the impact of participating in this online sexual marketplace for MSM of color, despite race/ethnicity as a frequently used selection criterion in personal ads or profiles. Six focus group discussions [n=50], and 35 in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with African American, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander MSM in Los Angeles, which included discussion of their use of Internet sites to meet/interact with other MSM. Men reported race/ethnicity as a pervasive and powerful factor in facilitating or derailing Internet-mediated sexual encounters. The racialized interactions that MSM of color reported ranged from simple expressions of race-based preferences to blatantly discriminatory/ hostile interactions and often demeaning race-based sexual objectification. Experiences of rejection and a perceived hierarchy of value in the sexual market based on race had definite costs for these MSM using these online sites. Furthermore, the private and solitary nature of seeking partners online meant that there was little to buffer the corrosive aspects of those negative experiences. These online dynamics have implications for the power balance in Internet-mediated sexual liaisons, including sexual decision-making and sexual risk.

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Internet Chat Rooms: Connecting With a New Generation of Young Men of Color at Risk for HIV Infection Who Have Sex With Other Men

Cited by 20 publications

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African American Adolescents Meeting Sex Partners Online: Closing the Digital Research Divide in STI/HIV Prevention

African American Adolescents Meeting Sex Partners Online: Closing the Digital Research Divide in STI/HIV Prevention

Current trends in internet-and cell phone-based HIV prevention and intervention programs

Internet Sex Ads for MSM and Partner Selection Criteria: The Potency of Race/Ethnicity Online

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