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The impact of AIDS on gay male sexual behavior patterns in New York City

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  • Martin, J.L.

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A sample of 745 gay men, ages 20 to 65, were interviewed in 1985 as part of an effort to determine the impact of the AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) epidemic on the non-ill but at-risk community. Measured in terms of the number of different sexual partners, sexual activity was reported to have declined by 78 per cent since hearing about AIDS. The frequency of sexual episodes involving the exchange of body fluids and mucous membrane contact declined by 70 per cent, and condom use during anal intercourse increased from 1.5 to 20 per cent. Abstinence from gay sex did not change over time.

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  • Martin, J.L., 1987. "The impact of AIDS on gay male sexual behavior patterns in New York City," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 77(5), pages 578-581.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1987:77:5:578-581_3
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    1. Mansour, Hani & Rees, Daniel I. & Reeves, James, 2020. "Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic," IZA Discussion Papers 13442, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Francis, Andrew M., 2008. "The economics of sexuality: The effect of HIV/AIDS on homosexual behavior in the United States," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 675-689, May.
    3. Hani Mansour & Daniel I. Rees & James M. Reeves, 2020. "Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic," NBER Working Papers 27504, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. M. V. Lee Badgett & Christopher S. Carpenter & Maxine J. Lee & Dario Sansone, 2024. "A Review of the Economics of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 62(3), pages 948-994, September.
    5. Hani Mansour & Daniel I. Rees & James Reeves, 2020. "Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic," CESifo Working Paper Series 8433, CESifo.

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