Extrarelational Sex Among Mexican Men and Their Partners' Risk of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Bibliographic Data

ID11028047
AuthorsJulie Pulerwitz (0000-0001-5177-1508, Julie Pulerwitz is with the Horizons Project/PATH, Population Council, Washington, DC. Jose-Antonio Izazola-Licea is with the Regional AIDS Initiative for LAC (SIDALAC), Fundación Mexicana para la Salud, Mexico. Steven L. Gortmaker is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.), José Antonio Izazola-Licea (0000-0002-3658-2570, Population Council), Jose-Antonio Izazola-Licea (Julie Pulerwitz is with the Horizons Project/PATH, Population Council, Washington, DC. Jose-Antonio Izazola-Licea is with the Regional AIDS Initiative for LAC (SIDALAC), Fundación Mexicana para la Salud, Mexico. Steven L. Gortmaker is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.), Steven L Gortmaker (0000-0003-4904-9377, Julie Pulerwitz is with the Horizons Project/PATH, Population Council, Washington, DC. Jose-Antonio Izazola-Licea is with the Regional AIDS Initiative for LAC (SIDALAC), Fundación Mexicana para la Salud, Mexico. Steven L. Gortmaker is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue10
Pages1650-1652
Publication date2001-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.91.10.1650
PMID11574329
OpenAlexW1994067214
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited6

Objectives. This study explored the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among married and cohabiting women in Mexico City, Mexico, derived from their partners' sexual behaviors. Methods. Results were derived from the first population-based household survey in Mexico that investigated male sexual behavior. Analyses were restricted to sexually active married or cohabiting men (n = 3990). Results. Fifteen percent of the men reported extrarelational sex during the past year, 9% reported condom use during last intercourse, and 80% perceived no HIV risk. Most secondary partners were coworkers, mistresses, or friends. Conclusions. Targeted HIV and STD prevention efforts appear necessary because a substantial number of women may be at risk

Condom · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Population · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sexually active · Sexually transmitted disease · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Reproductive tract infections research · Gerontology