History of childhood sexual abuse and unsafe anal intercourse in a 6-city study of HIV-positive men who have sex with men

S.L. Welles, A.C. Baker, M.H. Miner, D.J. Brennan, S. Jacoby and B.R.S. Rosser

American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, issue 6, 1079-1086

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed rates of childhood sexual abuse and its demographic and mental health correlates among HIV-positive men who reported unsafe anal intercourse with other men in the past year. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from 593 HIV-positive men who have sex with men enrolled in the Positive Connections intervention. Results. Childhood sexual abuse was reported by 47% of participants; 32% reported frequency as often or sometimes. Men reporting abuse were more likely to be Latino (odds ratio [OR]=2.6; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.6, 4.2; P

Date: 2009
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