Preferences for Condomless Sex in Sexually Explicit Media Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for HIV Prevention.
Arch Sex Behav
; 46(4): 977-985, 2017 May.
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ABSTRACT
Accumulating evidence suggests that viewing sexually explicit media (SEM; i.e., pornography) may be related to the sexual behaviors of men who have sex with men (MSM). Furthermore, stereotypical depictions of Black/African American MSM engaging in sexual risk behaviors in SEM may serve to normalize condomless sex, reinforce low peer norms around condom use, and facilitate HIV risk taking among Black/African American MSM. Despite this evidence, very little is known about the correlates of SEM consumption among Black/African American MSM, including HIV risk behaviors and their relation to preferences for viewing condomless sex in SEM. Participants were 653 HIV-seronegative Black-identified MSM ages 18-62 (M 33.58, SD 11.01) who completed a cross-sectional survey as a part of a HIV prevention trial in Atlanta, Georgia. Over three-quarters of the men (n = 514) reported a preference for condomless sex in SEM. In multivariate models, engaging in serodiscordant condomless sex was not significantly associated with preferences for condomless sex in SEM; however, men who self-identified as bisexual, engaged in transactional sex, and reported greater agreement with sexual risk cognitions (i.e., heat-of-the-moment thoughts about condom use) had significantly greater odds of reporting a preference for condomless sex in SEM. Study findings highlight the need for future research exploring the role of SEM in the sexual health of Black/African American MSM, including the extent to which SEM exposure alters norms and expectations about sexual behaviors among Black/African American MSM and how this might be addressed in HIV prevention programs.
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Assunção de Riscos
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Infecções por HIV
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Sexo sem Proteção
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Literatura Erótica
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article