Sexual Behaviour and Use of the Condom by Men Attending Gay Bars and Clubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Gruer, Laurence; Ssembatya-Lule, G.

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“…1 National populations as a whole, and gay men in particular, are now highly knowledgeable about the ways in which HIV can be transmitted (e.g., Jadack, Hyde, & Keller, 1995;Lewis, Malow, & Ireland, 1997;Myers, Godin, Calzavara, Lambert, & Locker, 1993;O'Donnell, San Doval, Vornfett, & O'Donnell, 1994). Many gay men have managed to integrate safe sex into their everyday lives (e.g., Ekstrand & Coates, 1990;Hunt et al, 1993), yet this change remains incomplete (e.g., Gruer & Ssembatya-Lule, 1993;Hunt et al, 1993;Kelly et al, 1995;Meyer & Dean, 1995;Offir, Fisher, Williams, & Fisher, 1993;Perkins, Leserman, Murphy, & Evans, 1993;Peterson et al, 1992). Whereas some gay men occasionally relax the safety standards that usually govern their sexual activities, others have never adopted safe sex to a great degree.…”

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Accounting for unsafe sex: Interviews with men who have sex with men

Adam¹,

Sears

Schellenberg

2000

Journal of Sex Research

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Accounting for unsafe sex: Interviews with men who have sex with men

Adam¹,

Sears

Schellenberg

2000

Journal of Sex Research

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“…Previous research on homosexual men in Scotland has been very small scale, 5 and studies undertaken elsewhere in the United Kingdom have not reported on the sexual behaviour of homosexual men resident in Scotland. 6 7 Here we describe homosexual men's sexual risk behaviours for HIV infection in a sample of men representative of bar attendees in Scotland's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh.…”

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Homosexual men's HIV related sexual risk behaviour in Scotland

Hart

Flowers

Der

et al. 1999

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Objective: To date, the epidemic of HIV infection in Scotland has been primarily associated with injecting drug use. However, the epidemiology of HIV in Scotland changed in the late 1980s, with homosexual men becoming the largest group at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. Our aim was to describe homosexual men's sexual risk behaviours for HIV infection in a sample of men in Scotland's two largest cities. Design/setting: Trained sessional research staV administered a short self completed questionnaire, to homosexual men present in all of Glasgow's and Edinburgh's "gay bars," during a 1 month period. Subjects: A total of 2276 homosexual men participated, with a response rate of 78.5%. Of these, 1245 were contacted in Glasgow and 1031 in Edinburgh. Main outcome measures: Sociodemographic data, recent (past year) sexual behaviour, information on last occasion of anal intercourse with and without condoms, and sexual health service use. Results: Anal intercourse is a common behaviour; 75% of men have had anal intercourse in the past year. A third of our sample report anal intercourse with one partner in the past year, but 42% have had anal intercourse with multiple partners. Over two thirds of the total population have not had any unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in the past year and a quarter of the sample have had UAI with one partner only. 8% report UAI with two or more partners. More men in Edinburgh (17% v 10%) reported unprotected sex with casual partners only, but more men in Glasgow (29% v 20%) reported UAI with both casual and regular partners ( 2 = 12.183 p<0.02). Multiple logistical regression found that odds of UAI are 30% lower for men with degree level education and 40% lower for men who claim to know their own HIV status, whereas they are 40% higher for those who have been tested for HIV and 48% higher for infrequent visitors to the "gay scene". Men who have had an STI in the past year are 2.4 times more likely to report UAI than those who have not. Men with a regular partner were significantly more likely to report UAI, as were those who had known their partner for longer, and who claimed to know their partner's antibody status. Conclusion: On the basis of current sexual risk taking, the epidemic of HIV among homosexual men in Scotland will continue in future years. The data reported here will prove useful both for surveillance of sexual risk taking, and the eVectiveness of Scotland-wide and UK-wide HIV prevention eVorts among homosexual men. (Sex Transm Inf 1999;75:242-246)

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“…Regarding homosexual men, the results from repeated cross-sectional studies are equivocal regarding behavioural change. One study showed no change in homosexual risk behaviour (8), but most studies report a pronounced decrease in risk behaviour (4,9), although the prevalence of recent unprotected anal intercourse is still high (2,(10)(11)(12). In most studies, differences in sexual behaviour according to HIV status have not been the subject of research, even when such information was available (2, 13 -15).…”

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Changes in condom use after HIV diagnosis

Skrondal¹,

Eskild

Thorvaldsen

2000

Scand J Public Health

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We investigated changes in condom use after HIV diagnosis. The study population comprised 78 asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects recruited from a clinic in Oslo, Norway, during 1988-92. In total, 240 follow-up visits were carried out. The response variable was repeated measurements of whether or not condoms were always used during anal/vaginal intercourse at follow-up. The explanatory variables were: time from HIV diagnosis to follow-up, exposure group (heterosexually infected, homosexual men, or infected through injecting drug use), time of HIV diagnosis (before 1987 or later), and history of condom use before HIV diagnosis. Random effects logistic regression analysis was used to study incremental changes in condom use, accommodating an unbalanced repeated measurement design. The use of condoms increased monotonously over time after HIV diagnosis in all exposure groups. Condom use was least likely among injecting drug users, subjects diagnosed before 1987 and subjects without a history of frequent condom use before HIV diagnosis.

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Sexual Behaviour and Use of the Condom by Men Attending Gay Bars and Clubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Accounting for unsafe sex: Interviews with men who have sex with men

Accounting for unsafe sex: Interviews with men who have sex with men

Homosexual men's HIV related sexual risk behaviour in Scotland

Changes in condom use after HIV diagnosis

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