Document 0889
 DOCN  M9460889
 TI    Changes in condom use by gay men.
 DT    9404
 AU    Hunt AJ; Weatherburn P; Hickson FC; Davies PM; McManus TJ; Coxon AP;
       Department of Sociology, University of Essex, Colchester.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1993;5(4):439-48. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94154024
 AB    Cross sectional and longitudinal data on condom use among homosexually
       active men is presented. Data pertain to two waves of interviewing
       (1987/8 and 1991) from Project SIGMA, a large longitudinal study of male
       homosexual behaviour in the light of HIV. Aggregate changes across the
       time-period indicate an increase in condom use for both insertive and
       receptive anal intercourse, particularly with casual partners. Condom
       use is still much more prevalent with casual rather than regular
       partners. Longitudinal analysis show considerable changes at the
       individual level, with almost a third of men changing their practices.
       Half of those decreased their risk behaviours, whilst the other half
       increased them. Less than 1% used condoms for fellatio in the year
       preceding the 1991 interview, but 8.3% had used other barriers during
       sex, primarily for hygiene and fun reasons, rather than as disease
       prophylaxis. Some implications are drawn for condom promotion and HIV
       prevention.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Aged  Aged, 80 and over
       Bisexuality/PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Condoms/*STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA  Cross-Sectional Studies  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Homosexuality/PSYCHOLOGY/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Incidence
       Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Longitudinal Studies  Male  Middle Age
       Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Wales/EPIDEMIOLOGY
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