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 Phos rated 12 months ago - From the page: "Older African-American men with HIV often have sex without condoms
High-risk sexual practices common in 40-65 year-olds
As many as four out of ten HIV positive African-American men could be putting their partners at risk by not using condoms, according to research in the lat...
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- Phos rated 12 months ago
- From the page: "Older African-American men with HIV often have sex without condoms
High-risk sexual practices common in 40-65 year-olds
As many as four out of ten HIV positive African-American men could be putting their partners at risk by not using condoms, according to research in the latest UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
A study of 130 middle-aged and older men in the USA found that many of the 40 to 65 year-olds were engaging in high-risk sexual practices.
38 per cent didnâ€t use condoms during oral sex, with 25 per cent having unprotected vaginal sex and 22 per cent having unsafe anal sex. The research also showed that men who were single and displayed fewer HIV symptoms were least likely to use condoms during sex.
â€oeDespite the worrying number of men not using condoms, 78 per cent of those who took part in the study were able to answer questions about HIV and AIDS correctly and 25 per cent claimed to be knowledgeable about the subject but still engaged in risky sex” says Dr Christopher Lance Coleman from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.
â€oeThese findings are of particular concern as HIV and AIDS rates among black (non-Hispanic men) in the USA and in people over 50 have risen considerably in recent years. In fact, AIDS prevalence statistics for minority men in the USA are staggering.”"
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