Title
Let’s Talk About Sex: The Impact of Partnership Contexts on Communication About HIV Serostatus and Condom Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Women (TW) in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 July 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ayer A.
Perez-Brumer A.
Chavez-Gomez S.
Fernandez R.
Arroyo C.
Barrantes A.
Lake J.E.
Cabello R.
Clark J.L.
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Sexual communication with partners informs risk assessment and sexual practices. We evaluated participant, partner, and network factors associated with communication about condom use and HIV serostatus and explored their relationships with condomless anal intercourse (CAI) among 446 men who have sex with men (MSM) and 122 transgender women (TW) in Lima, Peru. Generalized estimating equations assessed contextual influences on communication and practices with recent sexual partners. More frequent HIV communication was reported by MSM who: identified as heterosexual, compared to bisexual or gay; characterized partnerships as stable, compared to casual, anonymous, or commercial; or discussed HIV/STIs with close social contacts (p < 0.05). TW in concurrent partnerships discussed condom use more frequently than those in monogamous relationships (p < 0.05). Condom use discussions and alcohol use among MSM were associated with CAI (p < 0.05). Findings highlight complexity in sexual decision-making and call for further study of conversation content and practices to inform HIV prevention messaging.
Start page
2139
End page
2153
Volume
25
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Urología, Nefrología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099083214
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS and Behavior
ISSN of the container
10907165
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus