HIV AND SEXUAL BEHAIVOR

HIV and Sexual Behavior



HIV and Sexual Behavior

Introduction

West Indian-born black men attending two New York City STD clinics were less likely than U.S.-born black men to report a number of behaviors that potentially increase the risk of acquiring STDs, including having casual and onetime partners. (1) Among black women, by contrast, West Indian immigrants appeared more vulnerable to STD risk than those born in the United States, because they were less confident that they could persuade regular partners to use condoms or undergo STD screening. These findings, and other ones from the identical study, lost lightweight on the risk profile of an immigrant assembly that comprises a considerable percentage of very dark New Yorkers. (Hoffman, 2007)

Discussion

The study studies the baseline facts and numbers from an assessment of an intervention directed at advancing partner STD notification. Participants were sexually hardworking men and women elderly 18 and older who had had Chlamydia or gonorrhea identified at one of the clinics in 2002-2004. In face-to-face meetings, they supplied data on their participation in a broad variety of risk-related behaviors throughout the past 90 days, as well as mind-set in the direction of and beliefs about condom use and notifying partners of STD infection. Researchers undertook bivariate and multivariate investigates to analyze general and gender-specific assessments between immigrant and native-born participants. (Oriel, 2004)

West Indian-born black men assisting two New York City STD clinics were less probable than U.S.-born black men to report a number of behaviors that possibly boost the risk of obtaining STDs, encompassing having casual and onetime partners. (1) Among black women, by compare, West Indian immigrants emerged more susceptible to STD risk than those born in the United States, because they were less assured that they could convince normal partners to use condoms or undergo STD screening.

The study ...