Document 0582
 DOCN  M9590582
 TI    Help-seeking for AIDS high-risk sexual behavior among gay and bisexual
       African-American men.
 DT    9509
 AU    Peterson JL; Coates TJ; Catania JA; Hilliard B; Middleton L; Hearst N;
       Georgia State University, Department of Psychology, Atlanta, GA; 30303,
       USA.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1995 Feb;7(1):1-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95290330
 AB    Help-seeking for AIDS high-risk sexual behavior and its association with
       HIV status were examined among 318 gay and bisexual men in the San
       Francisco Bay Area who participated in the African American Men's Health
       Project, a longitudinal survey of gay and bisexual African-American men.
       A third (36%) of the sample reported seeking help regarding their
       concerns about HIV high-risk sexual behavior. Peers and professionals
       were the most widely sought sources of help and the sources perceived to
       be the most helpful. Men (39%) who had received the HIV antibody test
       and who were HIV seropositive were more likely to seek help than men who
       were HIV seronegative or did not know their HIV status (25%).
       Furthermore, gay men who were HIV seropositive or who knew their
       serostatus were more likely to seek help from professionals and peers.
       Explanations for the differences in help-seeking by HIV-seropositive men
       are discussed with implications for the development of social support
       for HIV risk reduction among gay and bisexual African-American men.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  *Bisexuality/PSYCHOLOGY
       *Homosexuality, Male/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV Seronegativity  HIV
       Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       Longitudinal Studies  Male  *Negroid Race  *Patient Acceptance of Health
       Care  Peer Group  Risk Factors  San Francisco  *Sex Behavior  Social
       Environment  Social Support  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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