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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Little is known about the health disparities that affect gay men in the United States. Using data collected from an online Internet-based assessment, we sought to compare health-compromising behaviors of gay male university students to their heterosexual peers. Participants included 1,014 self-reported males. Mean age was 20 years (+/-2.5; range 17-30). Of these men, 43 (4.2%) self identified as gay and 971 (95.8%) self identified as heterosexual. After adjusting for age, race, academic classification, residence type, and clustering within university, gay men had higher odds of reporting inconsistent condom use; reporting multiple partners within the past 30 days; reporting a lifetime history of illicit drug use. Understanding the health behavior disparities between gay and heterosexual men is crucial to identifying associated factors and intervening upon them using appropriate and meaningful tailored strategies to reduce these disparities and improve health outcomes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1557-4091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-12-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Health Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Homosexuality, Male, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Psychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Psychometrics, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Risk-Taking, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Social Justice, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Students, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-United States, pubmed-meshheading:18029312-Universities
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Exploring the health behavior disparities of gay men in the United States: comparing gay male university students to their heterosexual peers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, USA. srhodes@wfubmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural