Predictors of HIV risk behaviour among Russian men who have sex with men: An emerging epidemic Export

@article{1228, abstract = {Russia is experiencing one of the sharpest increases in HIV incidence in the world. This study examined patterns of risk behavior among Russian men who have sex with men (MSM). A total of 434 MSM (mean age 25.9 yrs) were surveyed in all of St Petersburg's gay-identified clubs during June 2000. Men completed questionnaires about their sexual practices, AIDS risk knowledge, safer sex attitudes, behavior change intentions, perceived safer sex norms, and fatalism. Results indicate that most MSM were bisexual; 79\% had female partners in their lives and 37\% had female partners in the previous 3 mo. Sexually transmitted disease treatment was reported by 32\% of the men, 23\% had sold sex to gain money, and knowledge about critical HIV risk-reduction steps was low. Of all the men surveyed, 38\% had unprotected anal sex in the previous 3 mo, consistent condom use was reported by only 30\% of the men, and most recent anal intercourse occasions 37\% of participants'. Regression analyses shows that high risk behavior is predicted by poor safer sex attitudes, weak behavior change intentions, low knowledge about AIDS risk, perceived peer norms that did not support safer sex, and having a boyfriend. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA )}, address = {[mailto:yuri@mcw.edu]}, author = {Amirkhanian, Yuri A. and Kelly, Jeffrey A. and Kukharsky, Alexander A. and Borodkina, Olga I. and Granskaya, Juliana V. and Dyatlov, Roman V. and Mcauliffe, Timothy L. and Kozlov, Andrei P.}, citeulike-article-id = {3197579}, comment = {English ---=note-separator=--- PsycINFO ---=note-separator=--- 10.1097/00002030-200102160-00014 Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal; Journal Article ---=note-separator=--- 2001-07637-003 ---=note-separator=--- Predictors of HIV risk behaviour among Russian men who have sex with men: An emerging epidemic ---=note-separator=--- Feb}, issn = {0269-9370}, journal = {Aids}, keywords = {epidemiology, hiv, homosexual-men, msm, risk-taking, sexual-behavior, sexually-transmitted-diseases}, number = {3}, pages = {407-412+}, posted-at = {2008-09-05 17:08:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Predictors of HIV risk behaviour among Russian men who have sex with men: An emerging epidemic}, volume = {15}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - 1228 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3197579 N2 - Russia is experiencing one of the sharpest increases in HIV incidence in the world. This study examined patterns of risk behavior among Russian men who have sex with men (MSM). A total of 434 MSM (mean age 25.9 yrs) were surveyed in all of St Petersburg's gay-identified clubs during June 2000. Men completed questionnaires about their sexual practices, AIDS risk knowledge, safer sex attitudes, behavior change intentions, perceived safer sex norms, and fatalism. Results indicate that most MSM were bisexual; 79% had female partners in their lives and 37% had female partners in the previous 3 mo. Sexually transmitted disease treatment was reported by 32% of the men, 23% had sold sex to gain money, and knowledge about critical HIV risk-reduction steps was low. Of all the men surveyed, 38% had unprotected anal sex in the previous 3 mo, consistent condom use was reported by only 30% of the men, and most recent anal intercourse occasions 37% of participants'. Regression analyses shows that high risk behavior is predicted by poor safer sex attitudes, weak behavior change intentions, low knowledge about AIDS risk, perceived peer norms that did not support safer sex, and having a boyfriend. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA ) IS - 3 JF - Aids SN - 0269-9370 AD - [mailto:yuri@mcw.edu] TI - Predictors of HIV risk behaviour among Russian men who have sex with men: An emerging epidemic VL - 15 SP - 407-412 KW - epidemiology KW - hiv KW - homosexual-men KW - msm KW - risk-taking KW - sexual-behavior KW - sexually-transmitted-diseases N1 - English N1 - PsycINFO N1 - 10.1097/00002030-200102160-00014 Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal; Journal Article N1 - 2001-07637-003 N1 - Predictors of HIV risk behaviour among Russian men who have sex with men: An emerging epidemic N1 - Feb AU - Amirkhanian, Yuri AU - Kelly, Jeffrey AU - Kukharsky, Alexander AU - Borodkina, Olga AU - Granskaya, Juliana AU - Dyatlov, Roman AU - Mcauliffe, Timothy AU - Kozlov, Andrei PY - 2001/// ER -