Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) living in Britain in 2007–2008 to examine
sexual mixing among ethnic minority MSM. The sample comprised 115 black, 112 South Asian, 47 Chinese and 4,434 white MSM who
reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in the previous 3 months. In each ethnic minority group, MSM were three times
more likely to report UAI with a partner of the same ethnicity than would be expected by chance alone (χ2 > 8.43, p < 0.05). Nonetheless, most (>80 %) ethnic minority MSM reported UAI with men from an ethnic group other than their own. In
multivariable analysis there was statistical evidence that, compared with white British MSM, self-reported HIV seropositivity
remained low for South Asian and Chinese MSM after adjusting for UAI with partners of the same ethnicity (e.g. South Asian
MSM, adjusted odds ratio 0.35, 95 % CI 0.19–0.66). This analysis suggests that differences in self-reported HIV seropositivity
between ethnic minority and white MSM in Britain cannot be explained by sexual mixing with partners from the same ethnic group.
sexual mixing among ethnic minority MSM. The sample comprised 115 black, 112 South Asian, 47 Chinese and 4,434 white MSM who
reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in the previous 3 months. In each ethnic minority group, MSM were three times
more likely to report UAI with a partner of the same ethnicity than would be expected by chance alone (χ2 > 8.43, p < 0.05). Nonetheless, most (>80 %) ethnic minority MSM reported UAI with men from an ethnic group other than their own. In
multivariable analysis there was statistical evidence that, compared with white British MSM, self-reported HIV seropositivity
remained low for South Asian and Chinese MSM after adjusting for UAI with partners of the same ethnicity (e.g. South Asian
MSM, adjusted odds ratio 0.35, 95 % CI 0.19–0.66). This analysis suggests that differences in self-reported HIV seropositivity
between ethnic minority and white MSM in Britain cannot be explained by sexual mixing with partners from the same ethnic group.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10461-012-0265-3
- Authors
- Rita Doerner, City University London, 20 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7QN UK
- Eamonn McKeown, City University London, 20 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7QN UK
- Simon Nelson, Terrence Higgins Trust, Bristol, UK
- Jane Anderson, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Nicola Low, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Jonathan Elford, City University London, 20 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7QN UK
- Journal AIDS and Behavior
- Online ISSN 1573-3254
- Print ISSN 1090-7165