High rates of sex with men among high-risk, heterosexually-identified men in low-income, coastal Peru.
In this paper we describe sex with men, including the frequency of sex and unprotected sex, among high-risk, heterosexually-identified men in urban, low-income, coastal Peru. During 2001--2002, a random community-based sample of these men was administered an epidemiologic survey collecting sexual risk behavior data. Among the 924 high-risk heterosexually-identified men, 131 (14.2%) reported at least one male partner in the past 6 months. Of these, 113 (86.3%) reported male and female partners and among those with partners of both sexes, 84.2% and 57.0% of sex acts with female and male partners, respectively, were unprotected, (RR 1.48, 95% CI = 1.31-1.68). We observed a high rate of recent bisexual behavior compared to past studies showing frequent, unprotected sex with male and female partners. This population has substantial potential to act as a bridge population between and their male and female partners and should be addressed by prevention programs.
Konda
Kelika Anne
KA
Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. kelika_konda@hotmail.com
Lescano
Andres G
AG
Leontsini
Elli
E
Fernandez
Percy
P
Klausner
Jeffrey D
JD
Coates
Thomas J
TJ
Cáceres
Carlos F
CF
D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003075:Coitus; D003710:Demography; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors