Understanding childhood sexual abuse as a predictor of sexual risk-taking among men who have sex with men: The Urban Men’s Health Study☆

Exploring the Mental Health of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men

“…The reported prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among MSM in general has ranged from 11 to 37% (Doll et al 1992;Bartholow et al 1994;Lenderking et al 1997;Jinich et al 1998;Paul et al 2001;Traden et al 1999;Kalichman et al 2004), and a study conducted in Minneapolis/St. Paul found a 20% prevalence rate among African-Americans (Brennan et al 2007); however, the African-American sample size was too small to conduct meaningful significance tests.…”

Men's Pathways to Risky Sexual Behavior: Role of Co-Occurring Childhood Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression Histories

“…Did you ever have an experience when you felt at the time that you were forced or frightened into doing something sexually that you didn't want to do (sexual experiences like those I just asked questions about)?" 9 Any "yes" led to questions that detailed their experience(s).…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Further study of this sexual risk-taking group may ascertain variables that mediate and/or moderate the relationship between CSA and sexual risk behavior.…”

“…14 Because PTSD and depression are common-and often comorbid-in men with CSA histories, the presence of a similar relationship between PTSD/ depression and HIV risk behavior may exist for abused men as well. 8,9,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] This study sought to clarify whether the PTSD/depression pathway of the Miller Model could be extended to men and, if so, whether the PTSD/depression linkage between CSA and sexual risk behavior was solely a mediating one or also a moderating one.…”

Association of Violence Victimization with Inconsistent Condom Use in HIV-Infected Persons

“…The association of a personal history of violence with high-risk sexual behavior among populations at increased risk for HIV infection has been described (Cohen et al, 2000;DiIorio et al, 2002;El-Bassel et al, 2001;Hamburger et al, 2004;Hillis et al, 2001;Lenderking et al, 1997;Mullings et al, 2000;NIMH HIV Prevention Trial Group, 2001;Parillo et al, 2001;Paul et al, 2001). These studies show that violence is associated with sexual risk behaviors that increase the risk of acquiring STDs, including HIV.…”