Concurrent partnering and condom use among rural heterosexual african-American men

Janelle M. Ricks; Angelica Geter; Richard A. Crosby; Emma Brown

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Concurrent partnering and condom use among rural heterosexual african-American men

Janelle M. Ricks, Angelica Geter, Richard A. Crosby, Emma Brown

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Background Limited research has targeted HIV risk among heterosexual African-American men in the rural south-eastern United States. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was administered to 538 men to assess HIV knowledge, attitudes towards HIV testing and sexual risk behaviour. Results: Fifty-one percent reported consistent condom use in the past 3 months. Monogamous men reported more consistent condom use (t≤3.47, d.f.≤536, P<0.001). In concurrent partnerships, condom use was inversely related to age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)≤0.98, 95% confidence interval (CI)≤0.95-0.998, P≤0.03) and increased with the number of female partners (AOR≤1.49, 95% CI≤1.26-1.76, P<0.001). Conclusions: African-American HIV prevention outreach should include focus on concurrent partnering in rural settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-83
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sexual Health
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/SH13135
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

HIV prevention
Heterosexuality
Safer sex
United States

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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