Difference in Condom Use Between Bear Concordant and Discordant Dyads During the Last Anal Sex Event |
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| Authors: | Phillip W Schnarrs Joshua G Rosenberger Vanessa Schick Adolph Delgado Lindsay Briggs Brian Dodge |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA;2. The South Texas Consortium for HIV &3. STI Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA;4. Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;5. Division of Management, Policy and Community Health, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA;6. San Antonio AIDS Foundation, San Antonio, Texas, USA;7. Department of Health and Community Services, California State University at Chico, Chico, California, USA;8. Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health at Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to understand how bear identity influenced condom use during the last anal sex event. Participants were recruited to complete an online, anonymous self-report survey through bear-related sexual and social networking websites. A total of 1,080 men who identified as gay or bisexual and as a member of the bear community and were 18 years or older completed the survey. Overall, fewer than a third of men reported condom use during the most recent receptive (28%) and insertive (30%) anal sex event. Men in bear concordant pairings were less likely to use a condom during receptive and insertive anal sex compared to those is discordant pairings (p < .05). Findings suggest that bear identity concordance influences condom use during anal sex after accounting for an individual’s relationship to their most recent partner as well as other confounding variables. |
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| Keywords: | Anal sex bear community condom use gay men identity MSM sexual behavior |
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