Normative Beliefs and Sexual Risk in China |
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| Authors: | Li Li Ying Ying Ding Zunyou Wu Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus Sam Guo The NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group |
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| Institution: | (1) Center for Community Health, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA;(2) National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China;(3) National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA |
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| Abstract: | We examined normative beliefs about multiple sexual partners and social status in China and their association with risky sexual
behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Self-reported and biological markers of sexual risk were examined among
3,716 market vendors from a city in eastern China. Men who were older or with less education believed having multiple sexual
partners was linked to higher social status. Adjusting for demographic characteristics, normative beliefs were significantly
associated with having multiple sexual partners, while having multiple sexual partners was significantly associated with STIs.
Normative beliefs regarding sexual behaviors may play an important role in individual risk behaviors. Future HIV/STI interventions
must address community beliefs about the positive meaning of sexual risks, particularly among men with traditional beliefs
about gender roles. |
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