Risk Taking Behaviour in MSM and the Denial of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV

Risk Taking Behaviour in MSM and the Denial of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV - Focus Groups, Observational Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01279005

Acronym

MSM HIV

Enrollment

Registered

2011-01-19

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2011-07-31

Last updated

2011-01-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections, MSM, Risky Behaviors

Keywords

MSM, focus group, HIV, risk-taking, risk-denial, signature on inform consent, willing to participate, MSM either HIV positive or negative, age 20-50 years old

Brief summary

Four focus groups , each of 10-15 males, ages 20-50 years old, MSM will be conducted by a medical sociologist. Two groups will be HIV negative participants and two groups of HIV positive MSM. Every group will meet for two hours. The focus group will be recorded and the collected data will be processed further for evaluation and extraction of the relevant information. The volunteers will sign an inform consent prior to entrance to the study.

Detailed description

The questions that will be discussed during the focus groups: The first sexual contact with a male, what is risk, risk taking behavior, control over your daily life, self esteem and evaluation, risk denial.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 20-50 * MSM, willing to participate * Agree to sign an inform consent

Exclusion criteria

* No

Outcome results