TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual risk behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths in New York City
T2 - Prevalence and correlates
AU - Rosario, Margaret
AU - Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F.L.
AU - Hunter, Joyce
AU - Gwadz, Marya
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1999/12
Y1 - 1999/12
N2 - The lifetime and recent sexual risk behaviors of 156 gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths, recruited from gay-focused organizations in New York City, were examined. The data indicated seven reasons why the youths are at risk for HIV and other STDs: They initiated sex during early adolescence; their first sexual partners were older than they were; HIV barrier methods (e.g., condoms) were initiated subsequent to sexual debut; many lifetime sexual partners and encounters were reported; some youths exchanged sex for goods; many youths reported having had at least one partner at risk for HIV; and the youths engaged in unprotected sexual behaviors during the past 3 months. Significant gender differences emerged (e.g., the male youths reported more lifetime same-sex partners than the female youths; the female youths reported more lifetime other-sex partners than the male youths). Recent sexual risk behaviors (i.e., numbers of same-sex partners, encounters, and unprotected sex during the past 3 months) were related significantly to the youths' average degree of emotional involvement in or average duration of intimate relationships.
AB - The lifetime and recent sexual risk behaviors of 156 gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths, recruited from gay-focused organizations in New York City, were examined. The data indicated seven reasons why the youths are at risk for HIV and other STDs: They initiated sex during early adolescence; their first sexual partners were older than they were; HIV barrier methods (e.g., condoms) were initiated subsequent to sexual debut; many lifetime sexual partners and encounters were reported; some youths exchanged sex for goods; many youths reported having had at least one partner at risk for HIV; and the youths engaged in unprotected sexual behaviors during the past 3 months. Significant gender differences emerged (e.g., the male youths reported more lifetime same-sex partners than the female youths; the female youths reported more lifetime other-sex partners than the male youths). Recent sexual risk behaviors (i.e., numbers of same-sex partners, encounters, and unprotected sex during the past 3 months) were related significantly to the youths' average degree of emotional involvement in or average duration of intimate relationships.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10693645
AN - SCOPUS:0033381822
VL - 11
SP - 476
EP - 496
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
SN - 0899-9546
IS - 6
ER -