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Correlates of Unprotected Anal Sex with Casual Partners: A Study of Gay Men Living in the Southern United States

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This study identified demographic and behavioral correlates of engaging in unprotected anal sex (UAS) with non-main partners among men having sex with men (MSM). Just over 1,000 men completed anonymous surveys with 25% of the men reporting their most recent sexual act with a non-main male partner was UAS. These men tended to be white, older, HIV seropositive, and high (or drunk) when having sex. In multivariate analysis being seropositive, and being high or drunk retained significance. Subsequent research may build upon these findings to determine the causal pathway to UAS among MSM having sex with non-main partners. Findings may be useful in constructing prevention interventions for MSM frequenting gay venues.

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We acknowledge the support of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health as well as CDC for this work.

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  1. Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA

    David R. Holtgrave

  2. Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 N Broadway, Room 280, Baltimore, MD, 21212, USA

    David R. Holtgrave

  3. Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, GA, USA

    David R. Holtgrave

  4. College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Richard Crosby

  5. Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Richard Crosby

  6. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Richard Crosby

  7. Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA

    R. Luke Shouse

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Holtgrave, D.R., Crosby, R. & Shouse, R.L. Correlates of Unprotected Anal Sex with Casual Partners: A Study of Gay Men Living in the Southern United States. AIDS Behav 10, 575–578 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9116-4

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