1. Demographic and Sexual Behavior Comparisons of Indian and U.S. Internet Samples of Men who have Sex with Men.
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Welles, Seth, Ross, Michael, Banik, Swagata, Fisher, Leslie, McFarlane, Mary, Kachur, Rachel, Rietmeijer, Cornelis, and Allensworth-Davies, Donald
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HIV infection risk factors , *ADULTERY , *BISEXUAL people , *CHI-squared test , *CONDOMS , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *FISHER exact test , *GAY men , *HEALTH attitudes , *HOMOPHOBIA , *INTERNET , *NONPARAMETRIC statistics , *SEX work , *RISK-taking behavior , *SELF-disclosure , *SERODIAGNOSIS , *HUMAN sexuality , *STATISTICS , *SOCIAL stigma , *COUPLES , *DATA analysis , *UNSAFE sex - Abstract
Data were collected via the Internet on sexual behaviors of Indian men who have sex with men (MSM; n = 171); these data were compared to online American MSM (n = 682). Among Indian MSM, 51% had never been tested for HIV, 100% believed themselves to be HIV-uninfected, and 22% (secondary Internet male partners) to 43% (primary male partners) reported not using condoms during last anal intercourse. While U.S. MSM were more likely to not use condoms (42% for secondary Internet partners to 67% for primary male partners), most (88%) had been tested for HIV (.0001 ≤ p ≤ .002, all comparisons). Low rates of HIV testing, beliefs about being HIV-uninfected, and significant levels of unsafe anal intercourse could fuel the spread of infection among Indian MSM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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