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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2011

Use and perceptions of the internet for sexual information and partners: a study of young men who have sex with men.

Katrina Kubicek, Julie Carpineto, Bryce McDavitt, George Weiss, Michele D Kipke

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Katrina KubicekCommunity, Health Outcomes, and Intervention Research Program, The Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA. kkubicek@chla.usc.edu
Julie Carpineto
Bryce McDavitt
George Weiss
Michele D Kipke

Funding

YMSM Drug Use, Sexual Risk &Health Promoting BehaviorsR01DA015638 · NIDA · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES · PI KIPKE, MICHELE D · 2003 to 2007
$5.9M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA015638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Internet has opened many doors with its accessibility to information, entertainment and web-based communities. For young men who have sex with men (YMSM), the Internet can provide access to information on relevant sexual behavior and health information, stories from other men about relationship issues, and a venue for locating potential sexual and dating partners. Understanding YMSM's motivations for going online for information, advice or sexual relationships, is important as the Internet becomes increasingly used not only as a space to find sexual partners, but also as a venue for HIV and STI interventions. Having an understanding of the risks associated with searching for partners online, and how and why YMSM use the Internet for a variety of purposes, can inform the development of more effective Internet-based risk reduction programs. This article presents qualitative and quantitative data from the Healthy Young Men's Study, a longitudinal study of an ethnically diverse cohort of 526 YMSM. Qualitative interviews (N = 24) described not only the prevalence of using the Internet for finding sexual partners and the possible benefits and risks associated with that practice, but also the processes and perceptions of using this mechanism. Our data indicate that YMSM used the Internet to find information related to sex and sexuality, seek friendships, sexual partners as well as "hook-ups" or casual sex. Findings were presented in relation to how YMSM researchers and interventionists can identify how to most effectively reach YMSM through online methods.

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Homosexuality, MalePerceptionSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersAdolescentHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInternetInterviews as TopicLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk-TakingYoung Adult

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PMID20809373
PMCPMC3000442

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