Surveys reveal high levels of health awareness and moderate risk perception among men having sex with men in Kazan, highlighting the use of protective agents.
The paper gives the results of surveys among men having sex with men in Kazan. The surveys were made by a structured deep interview (16 respondents) in May 2005 and by a questionnaire (188 respondents) in 2006-2007. The community has been found to include wide age range subjects who have a high educational level and show a responsible attitude towards their health, are well informed about HIV infection, and use protective agents during sexual contacts. Most of them have no constant sexual partner, but lead a rather active sexual life, assess the risk of HIV infection as low, although every three men have a history of sexually transmitted infections.
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