HIV-related Sexual Risk Taking Among HIV-negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Zagreb, Croatia

Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Baćak, Valerio; Božičević, Ivana; Begovac, Josip

doi:10.1007/s10461-007-9327-3

Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 330049

HIV-related Sexual Risk Taking Among HIV-negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Zagreb, Croatia

Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Baćak, Valerio; Božičević, Ivana; Begovac, Josip

HIV-related Sexual Risk Taking Among HIV-negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Zagreb, Croatia // Aids and Behavior, 12 (2008), 3; 505-512 doi:10.1007/s10461-007-9327-3 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)

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Naslov
HIV-related Sexual Risk Taking Among HIV-negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Zagreb, Croatia

Autori
Štulhofer, Aleksandar ; Baćak, Valerio ; Božičević, Ivana ; Begovac, Josip

Izvornik
Aids and Behavior (1090-7165) 12 (2008), 3; 505-512

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
HIV; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk taking; Condom use; Croatia

Sažetak
Croatia has a low-level HIV epidemic and, as in a number of other Central and Southeastern European countries, sex between men accounts for most HIV infections. This study examines sexual behavior and the correlates of condom use in a snowball sample of 342 HIV non-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in Zagreb. The median age of participants in the sample was 27 years. The majority of participants (81%) reported using condom at last anal sex with casual partner and 56% claimed to have used condoms consistently at anal sex with casual partners in the last 12 months. HIV risk self-assessment and number of sexual partners were significantly correlated with condom use at last anal sex with casual partner. Self-assessed HIV-risk and heterosexual activity were found associated with consistent condom use at anal sex with casual partners. To sustain a low-level HIV epidemic, targeted intervention among young MSM is needed in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Sociologija, Psihologija

POVEZANOST RADA

Projekti:
108-0000000-3577 - Kvaliteta života liječnika i budućnost liječničke profesije u RH (Orešković, Stjepan, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
108-1080116-0098 - Epidemiološka i klinička obilježja zaraze HIV-om u Hrvatskoj (Begovac, Josip, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
130-1080116-0911 - Bihevioralno praćenje HIV/AIDSa (Štulhofer, Aleksandar, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)

Ustanove:
Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb

Profili:

Ivana Božičević (autor)