Differential HIV Risk in Bathhouses and Public Cruising Areas

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ID11028448
AuthorsDiane Binson (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), William J Woods (0000-0002-7036-4155, The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Lance M Pollack (0000-0001-7140-2582, San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Lance Pollack (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Jay P Paul (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Jay Paul (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Ron Stall (0000-0002-4741-4396, The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Joseph A Catania (0000-0003-0527-9867, The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue9
Pages1482-1486
Publication date2001-09-01
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.91.9.1482
PMID11527785
OpenAlexW2131225574
LanguageEN
Citations received87
References cited16

Objectives. This report investigates differences in risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) who went to gay bathhouses, public cruising areas, or both. Methods. We used a probability sample of MSM residing in 4 US cities (n = 2881). Results. Men who used party drugs and had unprotected anal intercourse with nonprimary partners were more likely to go to sex venues than men who did not. Among attendees, MSM who went to public cruising areas only were least likely, and those who went to both public cruising areas and bathhouses were most likely to report risky sex in public settings. Conclusions. Distinguishing between sex venues previously treated as a single construct revealed a significant association between pattern of venue use and sexual risk. Targeting HIV prevention in the bathhouses would reach the segment of men at greatest risk for HIV transmission

Anal intercourse · Anal sex · Environmental health · Family medicine · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Men who have sex with men · Population · Public health · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Syphilis · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology

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