ArticleInternational journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health
The Use of the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners: A Comparison of Non-Heterosexually-Identified Men with Heterosexually-Identified Men and Women.
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- PrEP in India's HIV Prevention Policy in the Era of Social Media and Sex Positivity.Central Asian journal of global health · 2020Article
- Finding Sex Partners Through Social Media Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hanoi, Vietnam.Journal of community health · 2018Article
- Accounts for Unprotected Sex with Partners Met Online from Heterosexual Men and Women from Large US Metropolitan Areas.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2017Article
- The Strategies of Heterosexuals from Large Metropolitan Areas for Assessing the Risks of Exposure to HIV or Other Sexually Transmitted Infections from Partners Met Online.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2017Article
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Abstract
In 2008, we conducted online interviews with 65 self-identified adult heterosexual men and women and gay/bisexual men to explore perceptions and experiences with meeting people online. Reasons for meeting people online, desired partner characteristics, and the process of connecting for sex paralleled those observed in real-life; but the Internet allowed people to identify more partners and specific partner characteristics. "Background checks" of online partners, even though often believed to be false, increased familiarity and trust leading to reduced perceived need for condom use. Participants said online condom use negotiation was easier, but usually occurred in face-to-face contexts in practice. (99).
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