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HIV vulnerabilities among heterosexual African, Caribbean and other Black men in London, Ontario
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Konkor, Irenius |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Evidence suggests that heterosexual contact is the primary route of HIV transmission among African Caribbean and Black (ACB) men in Canada. The predominantly heterosexual HIV transmission among ACB men is partly due to lack of knowledge of their sexual partners’ HIV status. Although empirical studies point out adequate knowledge of sexual partner’s HIV-positive status as important factor for reducing the risk of contracting HIV, there is particularly a dearth of literature on heterosexual ACB men’s knowledge of their sexual partner’s HIV serostatus and the practice of safer sex in Canada. To fill in part of this gap, we draw insights from the theory of planned behaviours and data (n=156) from a study of heterosexual ACB men in London, Ontario (weSpeak study), to examine how knowledge of a partner’s HIV status influences condom use as a protective measure. We fit negative log-log link function to estimate the relationship between knowledge of a sexual partner’s HIV status and condom use among ACB men. The findings of multivariate analysis show that ACB men who know their partner’s HIV status are less likely to use condoms (OR=0.233, P<0.01) compared to those who do not know, controlling for other theoretically relevant covariates. Similarly, participants who reported being single (OR=0.86, P<0.001) are less likely to use condoms. On the other hand, higher education (3.525 P<0.05), being employed (4.779, P<0.05) and earning over 60 thousand dollars a year (OR=6.801, P<0.05) are associated with higher likelihood of using condoms. These findings are discussed within the broader field of HIV prevention among minorities’ health. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8634&context=etd |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
