Sexual sensation seeking, reduced concern about HIV and sexual risk behaviour among gay men in primary relationships
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Sexual sensation seeking, reduced concern about HIV and sexual risk behaviour among gay men in primary relationships This study examines risks and attributes that are coherent with HIV within sub-set of gay men who are in primary relationships. The authors of this study stated that over the past two decades the infection of HIV within gay men in the USA has declined but rates of infection still remain high which may increase within this group. Lert (2000) stated that treatments like Antiretroviral have made HIV seem like a manageable illness. "There is evidence that those changes in the treatment of HIV infection have altered the perception of sexual risk among gay men and other groups." (Vanable et al, 2000) Gagon & Godin (2000) stated that gay men's concern for the use of condom's had lessened as their perception towards HIV infection being treated. Relationships within gay men described by themselves were non-exclusive....

