Document 0225
 DOCN  M95B0225
 TI    Differences in perception of risk for HIV infection with steady and
       non-steady partners among homosexual men.
 DT    9511
 AU    Bosga MB; de Wit JB; de Vroome EM; Houweling H; Schop W; Sandfort TG;
       Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht; University,
       The Netherlands.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1995 Apr;7(2):103-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95344902
 AB    In this study it was assessed whether homosexual men who practiced
       unprotected anogenital intercourse with steady and non-steady partners
       subjectively perceived their behaviors to be risky. Data were collected
       from 165 homosexual participants in an ongoing cohort study who reported
       unprotected anal sex. A variety of psychological factors which could
       possibly explain why some men were at risk but did not perceive their
       behavior as such, were investigated. This study showed that the majority
       of men who engaged in sexual risk behaviors within their primary
       relationship did not subjectively appraise their behavior as risky. The
       factors found to explain this discrepancy were not having had sex with a
       partner known to be HIV infected or to have AIDS (for couples of unknown
       serostatus) and not having had friends or relatives who were ill or had
       died (for seronegative couples). Homosexual men who had unprotected anal
       sex with casual partners generally were aware of the risk involved in
       their behavior.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Homosexuality, Male/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Middle Age  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior
       Sexual Partners/*PSYCHOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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