title: Types of female partners reported by black men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) and associations with intercourse frequency, unprotected sex and HIV and STI prevalence.
abstract: We used baseline data from a study of Black MSM/MSMW in 6 US cities to examine the association of female partnership types with disease prevalence and sexual behaviors among the 555 MSMW participants. MSMW reported more than three times as many total and unprotected sex acts with each primary as they did with each non-primary female partner. We compared MSMW whose recent female partners were: (1) all primary ("PF only", n = 156), (2) both primary and non-primary ("PF & NPF", n = 186), and (3) all non-primary ("NPF only", n = 213). HIV/STI prevalence did not differ significantly across groups but sexual behaviors did. The PF only group had the fewest male partners and was the most likely to have only primary male partners; the PF & NPF group was the most likely to have transgender partners. PF & NPF men reported the most sex acts (total and unprotected) with females; NPF only men reported the fewest. Implications for HIV risk and prevention are discussed.
authors: College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA, ninaharawa@cdrewu.edu.
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authors: Harawa
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authors: Wilton
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authors: Wang
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authors: Mao
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authors: Kuo
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authors: Penniman
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authors: Shoptaw
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authors: Griffith
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authors: Williams
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authors: Cummings
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authors: Mayer
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authors: Koblin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D003075:Coitus; D017280:Condoms; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*