Circumcision Status is Not Associated with Condom Use and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Black MSM

Richard A. Crosby; Cynthia A. Graham; Leandro Mena; William L. Yarber; Stephanie A. Sanders; Robin R. Milhausen; Angelica Geter

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1212-x

Circumcision Status is Not Associated with Condom Use and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Black MSM

Richard A. Crosby, Cynthia A. Graham, Leandro Mena, William L. Yarber, Stephanie A. Sanders, Robin R. Milhausen, Angelica Geter

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Abstract

This study investigated whether intact young Black MSM differed from their circumcised counterparts regarding condom use behaviors and perceptions and HIV/Chlamydia/gonorrhea. Young Black MSM completed a self-interview, including a pictorial item assessing circumcision status and measures of condom use. Twenty-seven percent of 388 participants reported not being circumcised. With one exception, no associations tested approached significance. The mean frequency of unprotected insertive anal sex for circumcised men was about twice as high compared to those intact (P = .04). Intact young Black MSM did not differ from circumcised men relative to prevalence of STIs (including HIV) or condom use behaviors as reported only by insertive partners.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2538-2542
Number of pages	5
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1212-x
State	Published - Nov 1 2016

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by a Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to the first author, R01MH092226.

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© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Keywords

Circumcision
Condoms
STIs

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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