Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
A random survey of sexual behavior among males in Mexico.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):104 (abstract no. WS-D01-2). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93333244 Izazola-Licca JA; Sanchez-Perez HJ; Basanez-Arriola RA; Tolbert K; Dept of Research, National AIDS Council, Mexico.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE--To determine the prevalence of HIV-risky sexual behavior among adult males (15-60 yo) in Mexico City, Mexico. METHODS--A random household survey, based on the 1990 census, is currently under way. A total of 13,333 households will be included in the sampling frame. Face to face interviews were performed in two steps: 1) To determine demographics, asked as a health survey, and 2) To determine sexual behavior among eligible men, obtaining informed consent for a Sexually Transmitted Disease and Sexual Behavior survey. All eligible men were asked to participate within each household. RESULTS--At the time of this abstract 6,732 households have been visited, of these, in 3.7% there was No Response, in 6.3% we have not found their residents yet. The average number of males 15-60 yo was 1,325. In 18% of the households there were no eligible men. 1.1% of the men were ill or disabled, therefore they were discarded as respondents. Of the 5,200 men who have been asked to be interviewed 88.2% have accepted to do so, and of these only 13 men (0.3%) interrupted the interview because of its nature (about sexual behavior and AIDS). Of the respondents, 17% did not report any sexual activity, of those sexually active, 3.4% reported to have had sex with men and women, 0.7% to have exclusively sex with men, and 95.9% only with women. Of those who reported heterosexual behavior, 27% reported more than one sexual partner in the previous 12 months; and 3.8% reported sex with female prostitutes. CONCLUSIONS--Non-response rates are similar to other health and economy surveys conducted in Mexico City in adult men. Results from this survey are lower bound estimates of sexual practices. It implies that there are, at least, 39,000 men with homosexual practices, one third of them (12,762) who have had sex with men and women. 900,000 heterosexual men who had more than one female sexual partner in the year previous to the interview, and 127,162 who had sex with female prostitutes.
Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL *Men *Sex Behavior 931130
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