Increase in high risk sexual behaviour among homosexual men, London 1996-8: cross sectional, questionnaire study

Using 1996 as the baseline, there was a significant increase in the reporting of unprotected anal intercourse after adjusting for age and place of recruitment (1997 odds ratio 1.17 (1.03 to 1.33); 1998 odds ratio 1.23 (1.12 to 1.45)) (table). The adjusted odds of having had unprotected anal intercou...

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Published in:BMJ 2000-06, Vol.320 (7248), p.1510-1511
Main Authors: Dodds, Julie P, Nardone, Anthony, Mercey, Danielle E, Johnson, Anne M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Anal intercourse
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease risk
England
Gays & lesbians
Health risk assessment
High risk
HIV
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Homosexuals
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Increases
London
London - epidemiology
Male
Male homosexuality
Medical sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Risk-Taking
Sexual behavior
Sexual behavior disorders. Psychogenic sexual dysfunctions
Sexual behaviour
Surveillance
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Using 1996 as the baseline, there was a significant increase in the reporting of unprotected anal intercourse after adjusting for age and place of recruitment (1997 odds ratio 1.17 (1.03 to 1.33); 1998 odds ratio 1.23 (1.12 to 1.45)) (table). The adjusted odds of having had unprotected anal intercourse with partners whose HIV status was unknown or discordant also increased.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.320.7248.1510