Risky sex- and drug-seeking in a probability sample of men-for-men online bulletin board postings.
There has been limited research on men who have sex with men's postings in online sex-seeking bulletin boards. This study uses a probability sample of 1,438 advertisements ostensibly posted by men-seeking-men in the New York City section of Craigslist.org. Ad's qualitative text were coded for various sex- and drug-seeking behaviors. The proportion of ads seeking unprotected/uninhibited sex (3.0%) and party-n-play (i.e., sex/drug) encounters (4.2%) was low. In contrast, 12.7% of postings specified safe sex encounters, and 17.5% of postings specified that they were "drug and disease free." Prevalence of certain behaviors varied by time that ads were posted. Implications for health/community service providers are discussed.
Grov
Christian
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Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, City University of New York , Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA. cgrov@brooklyn.cuny.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising; D000368:Aged; D058999:Drug-Seeking Behavior; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012747:Sexual Partners; D047568:Unsafe Sex; D055815:Young Adult