TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asians & Pacific Islanders, Gay Men
TITLE: High HIV risk among gay Asian and Pacific Islander men in San Francisco
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Choi K, Coates TJ, Catania JA, Lew S, & Chow P. High HIV risk among gay Asian and Pacific Islander men in San Francisco [letter]. AIDS. 1995; 9 (3): 306-308.
SUMMARY
This sample study conducted between 1992-1993 evaluates the HIV risk among self-identified gay Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) men in San Francisco through a self-administered mailing questionnaire about HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. The data from the study shows that gay A&PIs are at risk for HIV and may lack the individual skills and community support to practice safer sex. The results suggest an urgent need for multilevel interventions aimed at not only discouraging substance use before sex and correcting risk perception, but also changing peer norms about safer sex and community attitudes towards homosexuality.