Prospective Predictors of Multiple Sexual Partners Among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men |
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| Authors: | Deepti Chittamuru,Larry D. Icard,John B. Jemmott Suffix" >III,Ann O’Leary |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Nursing,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,USA;2.College of Public Health, School of Social Work,Temple University,Philadelphia,USA;3.Annenberg School of Communication,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,USA;4.Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,USA |
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| Abstract: | Studies show that having sex with multiple partners increases the risk of acquiring and transmitting sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. The present article reports prospective predictors of having multiple sexual partners among 505 African American men in Philadelphia who have sex with men (MSM) who participated in an intervention trial and attended a 6-month follow-up. Participants completed audio computer-assisted surveys of demographics, sexual behavior, and Reasoned Action Approach and Social Cognitive Theory mediators concerning multiple partners. We analyzed the incidence of self-reported multiple partners at the 6-month follow-up, controlling for treatment condition and baseline levels of the theoretical variables. The odds of having multiple partners decreased with increasing age (p?p?p?
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