Vulnerabilidade de homens que fazem sexo com homens no contexto da AIDS

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Sonia Maria Oliveira de
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Tamaki, Edson Mamoru, Vinha, Joaquim Miguel, Pompilio, Mauricio Antonio, Prieto, Cybele Weber, Barros, Laura Moreno de, Lima, Livia Beraldo de, Chaguri, Marina de Capua, Pompilio, Socorro Andrade de Lima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/3144
• topic: Homossexualidade Masculina; Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida; Comportamento Sexual

The number of AIDS cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) decreased in the initial years of the epidemic, but the percentage of cases in this group has remained unaltered in the last five years. This study, aimed to improve knowledge on the impact of AIDS in the daily lives of MSM, was conducted in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, using a questionnaire and interviews. The results show that MSM perceive their vulnerability to HIV infection, referring to inconsistent condom use and multiple sex partners, given that 65% of homosexuals, 75% of bisexuals, and 33% of transvestites reported up to 5 partners in the previous month and emphasizing that 59% of the group reported more than 11 partners during the same period. The susceptibility of certain groups and the identification and understanding of their specificities pose a major challenge in any geographic context where such conditions are present.