Sex hustling, injection drug use, and non-gay identification by men who have sex with men: associations with high-risk sexual behaviors and condom use

Article Abstract:

Gay men who use intravenous drugs or hustle sex may be more likely to engage in risky sex behaviors. Gay men who trade sex for money or drugs are considered sex hustlers. In a survey of 1,290 men who had sex with men, only 9% were hustlers but 40% of the hustlers reported intravenous drug use. Only 7% of entire group used intravenous drugs, but 55% of the drug addicts hustled sex. Sex hustlers had more partners, more frequent sex and were less likely to use condoms, even with female partners.

Sexual behavior, Surveys, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Gay men, Health behavior

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Biologic versus behavioral endpoints -- the duet continues

Article Abstract:

Interventions for preventing sexually transmitted diseases can focus on trying to change people's risky sexual behaviors or trying to reduce the number of cases of a sexually transmitted disease. The only caveat is that behavioral changes do not necessarily result in a decrease in the incidence of disease.

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Failure to find a behavioral surrogate for STD incidence -- what does it really mean?

Article Abstract:

Behavioral changes in populations at high risk of sexually transmitted diseases will not necessarily reduce the incidence of the infection. Reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases will not necessarily reduce the incidence of HIV infection.

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