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9289481

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
In 1993, a cross sectional study was carried out on the sexual behaviour of a sample of homosexual men recruited in saunas, sex shops and a gay community-beased organisation of Catalonia. A total of 551 men with an average age of 34 years and a high educational level sent in an anonymous questionnaire. In the previous 6 months the mean number of male sexual partners was 6 and for penetrative partners 3. In the previous month, 94% had had oral sex (22% with ejaculation) and 76% anal intercourse (38% without a condom and 21% with ejaculation). During sex, 51% used alcohol, 34% nitrite inhalants, 20% hashish and 10% cocaine, 61% had had the HIV test, with a self-reported HIV prevalence of 21%. 86% stated that they knew of one or more people infected by HIV or with AIDS. The high percentage of men who had unprotected anal intercourse and the high self-reported HIV prevalence highlights the need to increase efforts in AIDS prevention and research in this group. Monitoring HIV associated sexual behaviours provides valuable indicators of the evolution of the epidemic, useful for designing and evaluating preventive interventions.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0213-9111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Transverse study on sex behavior associated with HIV transmission among homosexual men in Catalonia].
pubmed:affiliation
Programa per a la Prevenció i el Control de la Sida. Departament de Sanitat i Seguretal Social, Badalona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract