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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 6/2011

Open Access 01-08-2011 | Original Paper

Normative Beliefs and Sexual Risk in China

Authors: Li Li, Ying Ying Ding, Zunyou Wu, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Sam Guo, The NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 6/2011

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Abstract

We examined normative beliefs about multiple sexual partners and social status in China and their association with risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Self-reported and biological markers of sexual risk were examined among 3,716 market vendors from a city in eastern China. Men who were older or with less education believed having multiple sexual partners was linked to higher social status. Adjusting for demographic characteristics, normative beliefs were significantly associated with having multiple sexual partners, while having multiple sexual partners was significantly associated with STIs. Normative beliefs regarding sexual behaviors may play an important role in individual risk behaviors. Future HIV/STI interventions must address community beliefs about the positive meaning of sexual risks, particularly among men with traditional beliefs about gender roles.
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Metadata
Title
Normative Beliefs and Sexual Risk in China
Authors
Li Li
Ying Ying Ding
Zunyou Wu
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Sam Guo
The NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9835-4

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