Open AccessAnal Sex Role Segregation and Versatility Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Author(s) -
HongVan Tieu,
Xin Li,
Deborah Donnell,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Susan Buchbinder,
Zachary G. Parente,
Beryl A. Koblin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jaids journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318299cede
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , anal sex , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , substance use , psychology , homosexuality , sex partners , male homosexuality , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , immunology , syphilis , condom , sociology , psychoanalysis
Anal sex role patterns and correlates during unprotected anal sex were examined longitudinally among HIV-negative men who have sex with men. Nearly 9.6% were exclusively receptive, 16.7% exclusively insertive, and 63.0% versatile. Versatility was more likely with primary and HIV-negative/unknown status partners and among younger men and substance users but less likely among Blacks and with higher number of partners. Exclusively receptive role was more likely with HIV-negative/unknown status partners and among younger men and substance users but less likely with higher number of partners. Examining anal sex role patterns helps understand the factors that drive the epidemic among men who have sex with men.
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