Behavioral risk disparities in a random sample of self-identifying gay and non-gay male university students.

作者: Scott D. Rhodes , Thomas P. McCoy , Aimee M. Wilkin , Mark Wolfson

DOI: 10.1080/00918360903275500

关键词: Poison controlSuicide preventionMedicineInjury preventionClinical psychologyHuman factors and ergonomicsCondomDomestic violenceHeterosexualityPsychiatryOccupational safety and health

摘要: This Internet-based study was designed to compare health risk behaviors of gay and non-gay university students from stratified random cross-sectional samples undergraduate students. Mean age the 4,167 male participants 20.5 (±2.7) years. Of these, 206 (4.9%) self-identified as 3,961 (95.1%) heterosexual. After adjusting for selected characteristics clustering within university, men had higher odds reporting: multiple sexual partners; cigarette smoking; methamphetamine use; gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) other illicit drug use past 30 days during lifetime; intimate partner violence (IPV). Understanding heterosexual is crucial identifying associated factors intervening upon them using appropriate tailored strategies reduce behavioral disparities improve outcomes.

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