• Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Iloilo City, Philippines: Profile, Sexual History, Level of Knowledge About HIV/AIDS and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors

    Author(s):
    William Fred Italia, Ryan Michael Oducado (see profile)
    Date:
    2014
    Subject(s):
    Public health, HIV infections, AIDS (Disease)
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    HIV and AIDS, MSM, HIV, AIDS, HIV/AIDS
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/mf1w-ng95
    Abstract:
    This study was conducted to determine the sociodemographic profile, sexual history, level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and sexual risk-taking behaviors of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Iloilo City. 126 MSM, who were members of MSM clans taken using stratified random sampling, were included in the study. Interview schedule was used to gather data. Frequency distribution and measures of central tendency were utilized for univariate analysis. To determine the relationship between knowledge and sexual risk-taking behavior, Chi-square was used. Findings revealed that most of the respondents are young, single, have some college education, unemployed, earning less than Php 6,000 and have an early sexual history. Most of the respondents have high knowledge of HIV/AIDS. However, they have multiple sex partners; nearly half does not use condom hence are at high risk of contracting HIV. There is no significant relationship between sexual risk-taking behavior and knowledge about HIV/AIDS. This study found that a high level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS does not guarantee safer sexual practices of the respondents. As long as there is a practice of risky sexual behavior, the risk of HIV transmission and infection remain high.
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    Pub. Date:
    2014
    Journal:
    Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
    Volume:
    2
    Issue:
    6
    Page Range:
    125 - 132
    ISSN:
    2350-8442
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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