Associations Between Social Capital and HIV Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Japan.
Arch Sex Behav
; 50(7): 3103-3113, 2021 10.
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ABSTRACT
Social capital has been positively associated with reduced HIV risk. However, few studies have investigated if associations vary between men who have sex with men (MSM) or heterosexual alters (possessors of actual resources embedded within social capital networks) and HIV risk-taking behaviors. In a cross-sectional survey of 1564 MSM in Greater Tokyo, we investigated whether social capital ascertained from MSM or heterosexual alters influenced HIV risk-taking behaviors (i.e., consistent condom use and lifetime HIV testing). Multiple logistic regression revealed that MSM with high levels of social capital from heterosexual networks were twice as likely to report consistent condom use with casual male partners, while MSM who reported high levels of social capital from MSM networks were over twice as likely to have tested for HIV yet were half as likely to use condoms consistently with regular male partners. Associations between MSM, social capital, and HIV testing indicate the potential for integrating social capital enhancement programs into current HIV interventions.
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Infecções por HIV
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Capital Social
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Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article