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01-08-2009 | Original Paper

Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among Immigrant Latino MSM: The Role of Characteristics of the Person and the Sexual Encounter

Authors: Maria Cecilia Zea, Carol A. Reisen, Paul J. Poppen, Fernanda T. Bianchi

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 4/2009

Abstract

Theoretical models of sexual risk-taking have traditionally focused on personal characteristics, but conceptual approaches emphasizing the social and situational context have also been proposed. This study examined the impact of characteristics of the person and of the sexual encounter on unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among 482 immigrant Latino MSM. Analyses included logistic regression and hierarchical linear modeling. The personal characteristic of self-efficacy for safer sex was negatively associated with UAI over the previous three months, at the most recent encounter, and over multiple encounters reported by each participant. In addition, a cross-level interaction of self-efficacy at the person-level and sexual desire at the encounter-level showed that increased sexual desire was associated with greater likelihood of UAI for those with low self-efficacy, but not those with high self-efficacy. Likelihood of UAI was also linked to the situational characteristics of closeness to the partner, seroconcordance, and concern about STIs in the encounter.

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Title: Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among Immigrant Latino MSM: The Role of Characteristics of the Person and the Sexual Encounter
Authors: Maria Cecilia Zea
Carol A. Reisen
Paul J. Poppen
Fernanda T. Bianchi
Publication date: 01-08-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9488-8

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