HIV Risk: Results of the Men's INTernet Study (MINTS).
Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  2007
Authors  Rosser, B.R.S.; Miner, M.H.; Bockting, W.O.; Ross, M.W.; Konstan, J.A.; Gurak, L.; Stanton, J.; Carballo-Dieguez, A.; Mazin, R.; Coleman, E.
Conference Name  AIDS & Behavior
Volume  13
Edition  4
Pagination  746-756
Conference Start Date  08/2009
Publisher  Springer-Verlag
ISSN Number  1090-7165
Abstract  

This study assessed the feasibility of online recruitment of high-risk Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) for HIV prevention survey research and investigated the relationship between Internet use and unsafe sex. Participants (N = 1,026) were Internet-using Latino MSM living in the U.S. recruited using online banner advertisements. Respondents completed a cross-sectional, online survey in English or Spanish. Sample characteristics reflected national statistics within 5%. Nearly all (99%) reported having used the Internet to seek sex with another man. Two-thirds of respondents reported having unprotected anal sex with ≥1 man in the last year, 57% of these with multiple partners. Participants reported engaging in anal sex and unprotected anal sex with nearly twice as many men first met online versus offline, but risk proportions did not differ. Internet-based HIV prevention research is possible even with geographically-dispersed minority populations. Efficiency appears the primary risk associated with meeting partners online.

URL  http://www.springerlink.com/content/ft42733730q32n70/?p=53928559f44640fe953c93a3d316eafc&pi=0
DOI  10.1007/s10461-008-9399-8
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