Risky sex- and drug-seeking in a probability sample of men-for-men online bulletin board postings
Grov, C.
Aids and Behavior 14(6): 1387-1392
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1090-7165 PMID: 20049521 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9661-8Document Number: 301518
There has been limited research on men who have sex with men's postings in online sex-seeking bulletin boards. This study uses a probability sample of 1,438 advertisements ostensibly posted by men-seeking-men in the New York City section of Craigslist.org. Ad's qualitative text were coded for various sex- and drug-seeking behaviors. The proportion of ads seeking unprotected/uninhibited sex (3.0%) and party-n-play (i.e., sex/drug) encounters (4.2%) was low. In contrast, 12.7% of postings specified safe sex encounters, and 17.5% of postings specified that they were "drug and disease free." Prevalence of certain behaviors varied by time that ads were posted. Implications for health/community service providers are discussed.
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