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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Yasuharu Hidaka, MS1, Seiichi Ichikawa, PhD2, Junko Koyano, BA3, Michiko Urao, BA4, Toshihiko Yasuo, MA5, and Masahiro Kihara, MD, PhD1. (1) Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida konoe - cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 81-75-753-4350, yass@kta.att.ne.jp, (2) Department of Public Health, Kanagawa Prefectural College of Nursing and Medical Technology, 1-5-1 Nakao, Asahi - ku, Yokohama, Japan, (3) Department of Public Health and Welfare, Osaka Prefectural Government, 2-1-22 Otemachi, Chuo - ku, Osaka, Japan, (4) Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida konoe - cho, Sakyo - ku, Kyoto, Japan, (5) Department of Humanities, Konan University, 8-9-1, Okamoto, Higashinada - ku, Kobe, Japan
Although internet has been a tool for meeting sex partners, there is no study and HIV prevention intervention that targets internet using Japanese Men who have Sex with Men (JMSM). The purpose of this study is to estimate prevalence of unprotected sexual behaviors and to understand related psychological determinants among JMSM. Open-ended questionnaires were completed by JMSM on the World Wide Web (N=388). Average age was 28.9 years old (range 16 to 64). Seventy percent of study participants identified themselves as gay, and 24 percent as bisexual. Sixty percent of who engaged in insertive anal intercourse, and sixty-two percent of who engaged in receptive anal intercourse reported not always using condoms in the past year. Investigators identified trust between sex partners, meanings of sex without condoms, child and parent relationships, and negative image for being a gay as major psychological determinants around sexual behaviors in this population. Findings indicated that there is a need for further in-depth qualitative investigation to find more about relationships between risk behaviors and psychological factors. Also, quantitative research with large sample will be needed to approach the policy makers to change current situation for JMSM. In order to prevent current spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections such as HIV, target specific interventions are urgently needed to reduce unprotected sexual behaviors.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to
Keywords: Internet, Gay Men
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.