TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of a sexual network of behaviorally bisexual men in Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2010
AU - van Gemert, Caroline
AU - Vongsaiya, Kongchay
AU - Hughes, Chad
AU - Jenkinson, Rebecca
AU - Bowring, Anna L.
AU - Sihavong, Amphoy
AU - Phimphachanh, Chansy
AU - Chanlivong, Niramonh
AU - Toole, Mike
AU - Hellard, Margaret
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Men who have sex with both men and women (behaviorally bisexual men) may be at increased risk of HIV acquisition and transmission due to risky sexual behaviors. We recruited a sexual network comprised of behaviorally bisexual men and their sexual partners in Vientiane, Lao PDR in 2010 to inform our understanding of the potential for HIV transmission among heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual networks. Participants completed a sexual behavior questionnaire and referred < 5 sexual partners. A total of 298 people were recruited, including 63 behaviorally bisexual men. Behaviorally bisexual men reported riskier sexual behaviors (number of sexual partners in the previous 12 months and consistent condom use) than behaviorally homosexual and heterosexual men. Using social network diagrammatic representation, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual networks are shown to be interlinked. This study demonstrates that behaviorally bisexual men are potential key drivers of HIV epidemics and require a targeted approach to sexual health promotion.
AB - Men who have sex with both men and women (behaviorally bisexual men) may be at increased risk of HIV acquisition and transmission due to risky sexual behaviors. We recruited a sexual network comprised of behaviorally bisexual men and their sexual partners in Vientiane, Lao PDR in 2010 to inform our understanding of the potential for HIV transmission among heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual networks. Participants completed a sexual behavior questionnaire and referred < 5 sexual partners. A total of 298 people were recruited, including 63 behaviorally bisexual men. Behaviorally bisexual men reported riskier sexual behaviors (number of sexual partners in the previous 12 months and consistent condom use) than behaviorally homosexual and heterosexual men. Using social network diagrammatic representation, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual networks are shown to be interlinked. This study demonstrates that behaviorally bisexual men are potential key drivers of HIV epidemics and require a targeted approach to sexual health promotion.
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U2 - 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.3.232
DO - 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.3.232
M3 - Article
SN - 0899-9546
VL - 25
SP - 232
EP - 2343
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
IS - 3
ER -