AIDS Education and Prevention · 1994 · 30 citations · 4 references
Public HealthCommunity HealthInfectious DiseasesHiv ControlHiv PreventionInfectious Disease EpidemiologyHiv EpidemiologyPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionSexual HealthSexual Health PreventionSexually Transmitted Infection EpidemiologySexually Transmitted InfectionsBisexual MenCondom Use Among Sex WorkersGay Men's HealthHiv Behavioral EpidemiologyHuman Immunodeficiency Virus TransmissionMale Sexual BehaviorSexual Transmission Dynamics
Little knowledge exists about AIDS and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among Latin American gay males. In Latin America, sexual transmission from man to man is the leading cause of HIV infection. In Mexico, which ranks third in number of AIDS cases in the Americas, more than three-quarters of the cases are due to sexual transmission; among these cases, 35% and 23.7% are due to homosexual and bisexual male practices, respectively. A sample of 200 individuals from Juarez, Mexico, a city on the U.S. border, was interviewed. Information about their AIDS knowledge, sexual behavior, and condom use was obtained. Factory workers and individuals who meet sexual partners in the streets reported more sexual partners than workers in service or professional occupations and those who meet their partners in bars and discos. Number of sexual partners and respondents' age were inversely associated with condom use. Implications for HIV prevention are discussed.
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