Community-level norms and condomless anal intercourse among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who use geosocial-networking smartphone applications in the Deep South

William C. Goedel; Steven A. Safren; Kenneth H. Mayer; Dustin T. Duncan

doi:10.1080/15381501.2017.1344599

Community-level norms and condomless anal intercourse among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who use geosocial-networking smartphone applications in the Deep South

William C. Goedel, Steven A. Safren, Kenneth H. Mayer, Dustin T. Duncan

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Geosocial-networking smartphone applications represent an increasingly common virtual context in which men who have sex with men (MSM) meet their sexual partners. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate community-level sexual behavior norms and their associations with condom use among MSM in Atlanta, Georgia, recruited from a popular smartphone application (n = 92). Engagement in condomless anal intercourse was more common among participants who agreed that, among MSM in their community, (a) it is difficult to negotiate condom use in partnerships where condomless sex has already occurred and (b) suggesting condom use implies one distrusts their partner. These norms may represent barriers to increasing condom use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	382-389
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2017.1344599
State	Published - Oct 2 2017

Keywords

community norms
condom use
gay men’s health
men who have sex with men (MSM)
smartphone application

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Health(social science)
Infectious Diseases

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Community-level norms and condomless anal intercourse among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who use geosocial-networking smartphone applications in the Deep South. / Goedel, William C.; Safren, Steven A.; Mayer, Kenneth H. et al.
In: Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, Vol. 16, No. 4, 02.10.2017, p. 382-389.

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Community-level norms and condomless anal intercourse among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who use geosocial-networking smartphone applications in the Deep South

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