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HIV knowledge and risks among Vietnamese men who have sex with men travelling abroad.
- Source :
- International Journal of STD & AIDS; Aug2014, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p643-649, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Rapid economic and social development in Vietnam has resulted in increased opportunities for travel and new potential routes of HIV transmission. We conducted a cross-sectional study examining demographics, knowledge, and sexual risk behaviour amongst 100 Vietnamese men who have sex with men who traveled abroad in the previous 12 months. Men who have sex with men surveyed were mostly university-educated, single, and under 30. Most travel (73%) was within Southeast Asia and was undertaken for tourism (51%) or for work (29%). Casual sex with a foreign partner occurred on 39% of trips. Only four were reported to have involved in unsafe sex with a casual partner. Four reported illicit drug use. Alcohol was widely consumed. Multivariate analysis showed that two variables, travelling alone (OR = 5.26, p < 0.001) and a university education (OR = 4.05, p = 0.004), were significantly associated with casual sex abroad. More HIV prevention education on the risks of sex while travelling abroad is needed for men who have sex with men in Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
HIV infections
AIDS
DEMOGRAPHIC surveys
PROMISCUITY
HIV prevention
EPIDEMIOLOGY of sexually transmitted diseases
HIV infection epidemiology
CONDOMS
HEALTH attitudes
HOMOSEXUALITY
MULTIVARIATE analysis
RISK-taking behavior
HUMAN sexuality
TRAVEL
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
UNSAFE sex
CROSS-sectional method
SEXUAL partners
INFECTIOUS disease transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09564624
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of STD & AIDS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97409529
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462413516098