1995/12/17 by Lynda J. Ames, Alana B. Atchinson, Tom Rose · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues #Lust #Transmission (telecommunications) #Psychology #Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) #Medicine #Homosexuality #Social psychology #Family medicine #Psychoanalysis #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1300/j082v30n01_03
openalex publication_date 1995/12/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In this, the second decade of the AIDS epidemic, most gay men have adequate knowledge of the most efficient transmission routes. Men know the techniques recommended to significantly reduce the likelihood of transmission. Men do not want to be infected. Yet some continue to take chances for sexual transmission of HIV. Why? This paper will explore the reasons given by men in a small city for engaging (or not) in specific sexual practices. Our primary finding is that most men do consider themselves to be taking adequate precautions against infection--even if an outside observer might disagree on "objective" grounds. The need for continued public health intervention programs in the gay community is clear. To date, many interventions have focused on issues of information dissemination and broad prevention techniques ("Know your partner"). Our data indicate that programs must focus now on the details and context of sexual decision making.