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15491956

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
As part of a larger investigation examining genetic immunity to HIV, we undertook a cross-sectional investigation of 97 HIV-seronegative men who have sex with men (MSM). Our aim was to better understand the factors to which these men attributed their HIV serostatus and to relate these attributions to sexual risk taking. Three beliefs were related to sexual risk taking with HIV-negative/status unknown casual partners: (a) medication treatment advances, (b) the low probability related to HIV transmission, and (c) a healthy immune system, capable of resisting infection. A multivariate regression model suggested that use of recreational drugs, in combination with the belief that treatment advances reduce the risk of HIV seroconversion, in part, may explain the frequency with which individuals engage in unprotected anal receptive intercourse. Our findings suggest that MSM who intentionally engage in unprotected anal sex may be influenced by perceptions that medical advances have mitigated the threat of HIV and corroborate previous studies depicting an intimate relationship between illicit drug use and sexual risk taking.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0899-9546
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
448-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Beliefs about HIV non-infection and risky sexual behavior among MSM.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, USA. pnh1@nyu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.