title: The relationship between pornography use and sexual behaviours among at-risk HIV-negative men who have sex with men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although pornography is widely available and frequently used among many adults in the USA, little is known about the relationship between pornography and risk factors for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men.
  
  
  METHODS
  Baseline assessments from a behavioural intervention trial for at-risk men who have sex with men were conducted in Atlanta, GA in 2009. Univariate and multivariate generalised linear models were used to assess the relationships between known risk factors for HIV infection, time spent viewing pornography, and sex behaviours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred forty-nine men reporting HIV-negative status and two or more unprotected anal sex partners in the past 6 months were enrolled in an intervention trial and completed survey assessments. Time spent viewing pornography was significantly associated with having more male sexual partners (B=0.45, SE=0.04, P<0.001) and unprotected insertive anal sex acts (B=0.28, SE=0.04, P<0.001). Moreover, increased substance use (drug use, B=0.61, SE=0.14, P<0.001; alcohol use, B=0.03, SE=0.01, P<0.01) and decreased perception of risk for HIV infection (B=-0.09, SE=0.04, P<0.05) were found to be significantly associated with greater time spent viewing pornography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This exploratory study is novel in that it sheds light on the associations between viewing pornography and sexual risk taking for HIV infection. Future studies in this area should focus on understanding how the content of pornography; in particular, the viewing of unprotected and protected sex acts, may affect sexual risk taking behaviour.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention, Storrs, CT 06269-1248, USA. lisaanne.eaton@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: Demetria N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Chauncey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cherry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004882:Erotica; D006304:Health Status; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult