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dc.contributor.authorMao, Limin
dc.contributor.authorNewman, Christy E
dc.contributor.authorKidd, Michael R
dc.contributor.authorSaltman, Deborah C
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Gary D
dc.contributor.authorKippax, Susan C
dc.contributor.editorIrwin Goldstein
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:28:38Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:28:38Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-01-27T04:26:05Z
dc.identifier.issn1743-6095
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01160.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/28474
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Sexual expression affects physical, mental and social well-being. There is a lack of understanding of male sexual dysfunction in homosexually active men. Aim. We investigated gay men's self-report of a number of sexual problems. METHODS: The survey data were from a sample of 542 self-identified gay men, 40% of whom were HIV positive, recruited from six high HIV-caseload general practices in Australia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The reporting of experiencing three or more sexual problems over a period of at least 1 month in the 12 months prior to a survey was defined here as having "multiple" sexual problems. We explored a number of factors, including HIV status, depression, alcohol and other drug use, and sexual risk-taking with casual male partners, in association with multiple sexual problems. RESULTS: Rates of a range of self-reported sexual problems were high, with erectile dysfunction and lack of sexual desire being the most commonly reported. These high rates were consistent with the limited data from previous Australian studies. Men who had multiple sexual problems were likely to suffer from major depression (P < 0.001). A higher proportion of the HIV-positive gay men (48.4%) reported multiple sexual problems than the HIV-negative men (35.1%, P = 0.002). Factors independently associated with multiple sexual problems among the HIV-negative gay men were poorer general health and interpersonal isolation, whereas for the HIV-positive gay men, they were adoption of avoidant strategies to cope with daily life stress, sexual risk-taking in casual encounters, and the use of antidepressants. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings underscore the complex interactions between depression, sexual dysfunction, sexual risk taking, HIV infection, and general well-being among homosexually active men.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeHoboken NJ USA
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1378
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1385
dc.relation.ispartofedition5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Sexual Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchVenereology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEpidemiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320221
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320227
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleSelf-Reported Sexual Difficulties and Their Association with Depression and Other Factors among Gay Men Attending High HIV-Caseload General Practices in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorRogers, Gary


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