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Men Who Have Met Sex Partners via the Internet: Prevalence, Predictors, and Implications for HIV Prevention

Benotsch, Eric G., Kalichman, Seth, Cage, Maggi·2002·Archives of Sexual Behavior
DOI 10.1023/a:1014739203657
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This study examined the prevalence of Internet use for meeting sexual partners among men who have sex with men. The study also examined HIV risk behaviors among men who reported meeting a sexual partner via the Internet. A sample of 609 men was surveyed while attending a gay pride festival in Atlanta, GA. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing demographic information, Internet use, gay acculturation, AIDS knowledge, attitudes about condoms, global substance use, and sexual behavior. A substantial majority of men (75%) reported using the Internet to access gay-oriented web sites. One third of the sample (34%) reported having met a sexual partner via the Internet. Men meeting sex partners online reported higher rates of methamphetamine use. Men meeting sexual partners over the Internet reported having sex with more male partners in the previous 6 months (M = 8.38, SD = 19.39) compared with men not meeting partners in this manner (M = 3.13, SD = 4.99, p < .001). Men meeting partners via the Internet also reported higher rates of sexual risk behaviors including unprotected anal receptive intercourse (p < .05) and unprotected anal insertive intercourse (p < .01). The high prevalence of Internet use as a method of meeting sexual partners suggests that sexual networks may be forming over the Internet. The Internet therefore provides opportunities for new HIV primary prevention interventions.

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Authors
Benotsch, E. G., Kalichman, S., & Cage, M.
Affiliations
Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
Corresponding author
Benotsch, Eric G.
ORCID
Venue
Archives of Sexual Behavior
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-04
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
177-183
ISSN
  • 0004-0002 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2800
DOI
10.1023/a:1014739203657
OpenAlex
W1575094682
Cited by
383
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 32
FWCI
12.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • National Institutes of Health (7r01mh057624-02)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (Ro1-MH57624, P30 MH52776, P30MH052776, T32 MH19985, T32MH019985)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Keywords
men who have sex with men, online sexual partners, HIV risk behavior, unprotected anal intercourse, methamphetamine use, sexual networks, HIV prevention, condom attitudes, substance use
MeSH terms
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adult, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, Prevalence, Homosexuality, Male, Internet

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