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[Male homosexuals faced with the AIDS epidemic]

Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1986;34(2):143-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86288399
Pollak M; Schiltz MA; Laurindo L

Abstract: This survey among 1 000 french male homosexuals and bisexuals (July-August 1985) shows the reactions to AIDS in the still largest risk group. The survey reveals the diversity of social and sexual lifestyles. Gays perceive AIDS as a health threat, but also as a social threat eventually leading to discrimination. Ambivalence also prevails in their relationships with medical authorities. This survey allows to draw some conclusions concerning preventive strategies in the gay community.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ *PSYCHOLOGY Adolescence Adult Aged *Attitude to Health English Abstract France Health Education *Homosexuality Human *Life Style Male Middle Age Physician-Patient Relations Prejudice Sexually Transmitted Diseases/PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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