Young African American Male-Male Relationships: Experiences, Expectations, and Condom Use

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• Personal Author:
  Taggart, Tamara ; Ellen, Jonathan ; Arrington-Sanders, Renata
• Description:
  HIV disproportionately impacts young African American men who have sex with men (MSM). In this study, we sought to understand how previous relationship experiences and expectations for romantic relationships influence condom use among young African American MSM. Twenty African American MSM age 16 to 24 years completed a semi-structured interview and questionnaire on sexual experiences, romantic relationships, and sexual behavior. We identified three major themes characterizing romantic male-male relationships: (1) partner selection, (2) relationship ideals and expectations, and (3) relationship rules for condom use. Our findings indicate that young African American MSM rely on previous relationship experiences and desires for romantic relationships to determine condom use in subsequent relationships. Participants revealed that their previous relationship experiences and desires are often in conflict with their descriptions of their ideal romantic relationships, and subsequently influences their condom use. Our findings fill a gap in the literature describing male-male romantic relationships and condom use among young African American MSM.
• Subjects:
  African American Article HIV Prevention MSM Romantic Relationships
• Source:
  J LGBT Youth. 14(4):380-392
• Pubmed ID:
  30906498
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6430114
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U50 MN000025/MN/OMHHE CDC HHS/United States ; T32 AI007001/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; P30 MH062294/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; T32 MH020031/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; KL2 RR025006/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; R25 DA035692/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:772a0e88a761f90904497d712a7a8c496c47f73514c35f70a105b90f5f5f1289
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76988/cdc_76988_DS1.pdf
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