Document 0321
 DOCN  M9460321
 TI    Sociodemographic correlates for risk-taking behaviour among HIV
       seronegative homosexual men.
 DT    9404
 AU    Hogg RS; Craib KJ; Willoughby B; Sestak P; Montaner JS; Schechter MT;
       Vancouver Lymphadenopathy-AIDS Study, B.C. Centre for Excellence; in
       HIV/AIDS.
 SO    Can J Public Health. 1993 Nov-Dec;84(6):423-6. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94177570
 AB    The aim of this paper is to determine the sociodemographic
       characteristics of seronegative men engaging in behaviours at high risk
       for HIV transmission within a cohort of homosexual men. Eligible
       subjects in the cohort (n = 139) were those who were HIV negative and
       who completed an index visit between October 1989 and September 1990 and
       reported having sexual contact with casual partners during the previous
       12-month period. Risk-takers (n = 31) were those who reported having
       unprotected anal receptive or insertive intercourse with casual
       partners; while the remaining subjects (controls) (n = 108) were those
       who reported either not engaging in anal intercourse with casual
       partners or using condoms when they did. Risk-takers were significantly
       younger and were more likely than controls to have incomes below
       $10,000, to smoke cigarettes and to use nitrite inhalants. Our findings
       suggest the importance of targeting AIDS prevention activities to
       specific subgroups within the gay community who are more at risk of HIV
       infection.
 DE    Adult  British Columbia  Case-Control Studies  Condoms
       Homosexuality/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  *HIV Seronegativity  Male  Middle Age
       Prospective Studies  *Risk-Taking  Sexual Partners  Socioeconomic
       Factors  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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