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Vulnerabilidade de homens que fazem sexo com homens no contexto da AIDS

2007; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 23; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-311x2007000200027

1678-4464

Sônia Maria Oliveira de Andrade, Edson Mamoru Tamaki, Joaquim Miguel Vinha, Maurício Antônio Pompílio, Cybele Weber Prieto, Laura Moreno de Barros, Livia Beraldo de Lima, Marina de Capua Chaguri, Socorro Andrade de Lima Pompílio,

Sex work and related issues

The number of AIDS cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) decreased in the initial years of the epidemic, but the percentage of cases in this group has remained unaltered in the last five years. This study, aimed to improve knowledge on the impact of AIDS in the daily lives of MSM, was conducted in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, using a questionnaire and interviews. The results show that MSM perceive their vulnerability to HIV infection, referring to inconsistent condom use and multiple sex partners, given that 65% of homosexuals, 75% of bisexuals, and 33% of transvestites reported up to 5 partners in the previous month and emphasizing that 59% of the group reported more than 11 partners during the same period. The susceptibility of certain groups and the identification and understanding of their specificities pose a major challenge in any geographic context where such conditions are present.