Open AccessA Comparison of Sexual Behavior Patterns Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Heterosexual Men and Women
Author(s) -
Sara N. Glick,
Martina Morris,
Betsy Foxman,
Sevgi O. Aral,
Lisa E. Manhart,
King K. Holmes,
Matthew R. Golden
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318247925e
Subject(s) - demography , men who have sex with men , heterosexuality , population , condom , sexual behavior , homosexuality , sex partners , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , virology , syphilis , sociology , psychoanalysis
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections than women and heterosexual men. This elevated risk persists across age groups and reflects biological and behavioral factors; yet, there have been few direct comparisons of sexual behavior patterns between these populations.