Circumcision status is not associated with condom use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young black MSM
Circumcision status is not associated with condom use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young black MSM
This study investigated whether intact young Black MSM differed from their circumcised counterparts regarding condom use behaviors and perceptions and HIV/Chlamydia/gonorrhea. Young Black MSM completed a self-interview, including a pictorial item assessing circumcision status and measures of condom use. Twenty-seven percent of 388 participants reported not being circumcised. With one exception, no associations tested approached significance. The mean frequency of unprotected insertive anal sex for circumcised men was about twice as high compared to those intact (P = .04). Intact young Black MSM did not differ from circumcised men relative to prevalence of STIs (including HIV) or condom use behaviors as reported only by insertive partners.
circumcision, condoms, STIs
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Crosby, Richard A.
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Sanders, Stephanie A.
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7 October 2015
Crosby, Richard A.
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Mena, Leandro
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Crosby, Richard A., Graham, Cynthia A., Mena, Leandro, Yarber, William L., Sanders, Stephanie A., Milhausen, Robin R. and Geter, Angelica
(2015)
Circumcision status is not associated with condom use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young black MSM.
AIDS and Behavior, .
(doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1212-x).
Abstract
This study investigated whether intact young Black MSM differed from their circumcised counterparts regarding condom use behaviors and perceptions and HIV/Chlamydia/gonorrhea. Young Black MSM completed a self-interview, including a pictorial item assessing circumcision status and measures of condom use. Twenty-seven percent of 388 participants reported not being circumcised. With one exception, no associations tested approached significance. The mean frequency of unprotected insertive anal sex for circumcised men was about twice as high compared to those intact (P = .04). Intact young Black MSM did not differ from circumcised men relative to prevalence of STIs (including HIV) or condom use behaviors as reported only by insertive partners.
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Published date: 7 October 2015
Keywords:
circumcision, condoms, STIs
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Psychology
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Local EPrints ID: 382738
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382738
ISSN: 1090-7165
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Richard A. Crosby
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Leandro Mena
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William L. Yarber
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Stephanie A. Sanders
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Robin R. Milhausen
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Angelica Geter
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