title: Differential HIV risk in bathhouses and public cruising areas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report investigates differences in risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) who went to gay bathhouses, public cruising areas, or both.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a probability sample of MSM residing in 4 US cities (n = 2,881).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Men who used party drugs and had unprotected anal intercourse with nonprimary partners were more likely to go to sex venues than men who did not. Among attendees, MSM who went to public cruising areas only were least likely, and those who went to both public cruising areas and bathhouses were most likely to report risky sex in public settings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distinguishing between sex venues previously treated as a single construct revealed a significant association between pattern of venue use and sexual risk. Targeting HIV prevention in the bathhouses would reach the segment of men at greatest risk for HIV transmission.
authors.affiliation: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA. dbinson@psg.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Binson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stall
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Catania
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001494:Baths / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014038:Toilet Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data