Interest in Couples-Based Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing in a National U.S. Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Role of Demographic and HIV Risk Factors

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• Alternative Title:
  Arch Sex Behav
• Personal Author:
  Rendina, H. Jonathon ; Breslow, Aaron S. ; Grov, Christian ; Ventuneac, Ana ; Starks, Tyrel J. ; Parsons, Jeffrey T.
• Description:
  Main partnerships represent one context in which HIV transmission may occur that has been insufficiently addressed to date for gay and bisexual men, but few studies have focused on the acceptability of couples-based voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) for male couples in the U.S. Our aim in this study was to explore the acceptability of CVCT among a national U.S. sample of 1,532 gay and bisexual men surveyed online using a sexual networking site. We examined the role of demographic (i.e., geographic region, age, relationship status, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity) and HIV risk (i.e., substance use, number of sexual partners, unprotected anal intercourse, sexual role identity, and sexual compulsivity) factors that may be associated with CVCT among the full sample and among partnered men separately. We found that single men expressed higher interest in CVCT than partnered men and that greater age was more strongly associated with lower interest in CVCT for partnered men than for single men. The intersection of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity was also significantly associated with CVCT interest, with a higher proportion of Black bisexual men being interested than White bisexual men. These findings suggest that the uptake of CVCT may be less impacted by HIV risk factors than by demographic factors and that young gay and bisexual men of color-for whom rates of HIV continue to rise-may be the group with the highest levels of interest in CVCT.
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Adult AIDS Serodiagnosis Bisexuality Counseling Family Characteristics Gay And Bisexual Men Gay Couples Health Surveys HIV Infections HIV Prevention For Couples HIV Testing Homosexuality, Male Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Patient Acceptance Of Health Care Risk Factors Sexual Orientation Sexual Partners Substance-Related Disorders United States Voluntary Programs Young Adult

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• Source:
  Arch Sex Behav. 43(1):149-159
• Pubmed ID:
  24277109
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3891911
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R03-DA031607/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01-PS000707/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH087714/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 PS000707/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F31-MH095622/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01-MH087714/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA029567/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01-DA029567/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; F31 MH095622/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R03 DA031607/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:13df0d003b70bcbecd5bb4770395132e7b6d8c732e6fde0a093a400d157bc1b7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29827/cdc_29827_DS1.pdf
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