Disclosure of Male Sexual Partnering and HIV Serostatus Among a Sample of Heterosexually Identified Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women

AIDS Educ Prev. 2015 Jun;27(3):227-39. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2015.27.3.227.

Abstract

This study employed qualitative methods to understand better the disclosure practices of men with their male and female sexual partners. Open-ended, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 heterosexually identified men who reported at least one sexual encounter with a male in the previous year but not more than one sexual encounter with a male per month. Fifty-eight percent of the participants were HIV infected. Most HIV-infected participants reported disclosure of their HIV serostatus to their female sexual partners but did not disclose that they engaged in occasional sexual encounters with a male partner. Disclosure of HIV serostatus to male sexual partners was minimal and inconsistent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bisexuality / psychology*
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity*
  • Heterosexuality / psychology*
  • Homosexuality, Male / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Qualitative Research
  • Risk-Taking
  • Self Disclosure*
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Partners
  • Truth Disclosure