Transactional sex among men who have sex with men in Latin America: Economic, sociodemographic, and psychosocial factors

C.E. Oldenburg, A.G. Perez-Brumer, K.B. Biello, S.J. Landers, J.G. Rosenberger, D.S. Novak, K.H. Mayer and M.J. Mimiaga

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 5, e95-e102

Abstract: Objectives: We assessed factors associated with engagement in transactional sex among men who have sex with men recruited from one of the largest Internet sites for men seeking social or sexual interactions with other men in Latin America. Methods: We constructed multilevel logistic regression models to analyze factors associated with engagement in transactional sex in 17 Latin American countries in 2012. Results: Of 24051 respondents, 1732 (7.2%) reported being paid for sexual intercourse in the past 12 months. In a multivariable model, higher country-level unemployment was associated with increased odds of transactional sex (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=1.07 per 1% increase in unemployment; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.00, 1.13). Individual or interpersonal factors associated with increased odds of engagement in transactional sex included self-reported HIV (AOR = 1.33; 95% CI = 1.04, 1.69) or sexually transmitted infection (AOR = 1.33; 95% CI = 1.11, 1.59), childhood sexual abuse history (AOR = 1.75; 95% CI = 1.48, 2.06), intimate partner violence (past 5 years, AOR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.45, 1.95), and sexual compulsivity (AOR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.49, 2.11). Conclusions: Structural-level economic interventions and those that address individual and interpersonal factors may improve HIV prevention efforts among men who have sex with men who engage in transactional sex.

Keywords: adult; age; child abuse survivor; demography; HIV Infections; human; human relation; Internet; male; male homosexuality; sexual behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; socioeconomics; South and Central America; statistics and numerical data; urban population, Adult; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Age Factors; HIV Infections; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Internet; Interpersonal Relations; Latin America; Male; Residence Characteristics; Sexual Behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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