title: Concurrent partnering and condom use among rural heterosexual African-American men.
abstract: Background Limited research has targeted HIV risk among heterosexual African-American men in the rural south-eastern United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was administered to 538 men to assess HIV knowledge, attitudes towards HIV testing and sexual risk behaviour.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-one percent reported consistent condom use in the past 3 months. Monogamous men reported more consistent condom use (t=3.47, d.f.=536, P<0.001). In concurrent partnerships, condom use was inversely related to age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=0.98, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.95-0.998, P=0.03) and increased with the number of female partners (AOR=1.49, 95% CI=1.26-1.76, P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  African-American HIV prevention outreach should include focus on concurrent partnering in rural settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Janelle M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ricks
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geter
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.affiliation: CHARM Inc., Lake City, FL 32025, USA.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brown