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Sexual Orientation, Drug Use Preference during Sex, and HIV Risk Practices and Preferences among Men Who Specifically Seek Unprotected Sex Partners via the Internet

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  • Hugh Klein

    (Kensington Research Institute, 401 Schuyler Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, USA; Center for the Study and Prevention of Drug Use, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

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The present study entailed conducting a content analysis of 1,434 ads/profiles posted on one of the most popular “Men who have Sex with Men” (MSM) websites that specifically fosters unprotected sex. Ads/profiles were selected randomly based on the American ZIP code of residence ( n = 1,316), with a randomly-drawn oversampling of profiles of men who self-identified as heterosexual or “curious” rather than gay or bisexual ( n = 118). Data were collected between September 2006 and September 2007. The purpose of the present paper is to examine the conjoint effects of self-identified sexual orientation and preference for having/not having sex while high, on men’s sought-after sexual risk. Analytical comparisons of the four groups showed that, on most measures, the combination of sexual orientation and drug use preference during sex differentiated the men. Generally speaking, gay/bisexual men who advertised online for partners with whom they could have sex while high expressed the greatest interest in risky sexual behaviors (e.g., felching, unprotected oral sex, unprotected anal sex) and various risk-related preferences (e.g., multiple partner sex, anonymous sex, eroticizing ejaculatory fluids). This is especially true when they are compared to their heterosexual/“curious” counterparts whose online profiles were not as likely to indicate a desire for having sex while high.

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  • Hugh Klein, 2009. "Sexual Orientation, Drug Use Preference during Sex, and HIV Risk Practices and Preferences among Men Who Specifically Seek Unprotected Sex Partners via the Internet," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:5:p:1620-1632:d:5006
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    1. Osmond, D.H. & Pollack, L.M. & Paul, J.P. & Catania, J.A., 2007. "Changes in prevalence of HIV infection and sexual risk behavior in men who have sex with men in San Francisco: 1997-2002," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(9), pages 1677-1683.
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