African-American men’s exposure to music videos and their sexual attitudes and risk behaviour
Ralph J. DiClemente A B E , Adannaa O. Alexander A , Nikia D. Braxton A , JaNelle M. Ricks C and Puja Seth A B DA Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
B Emory Center for AIDS Research, Social and Behavioral Sciences Core, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
C College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
D Current address: Division of Global HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.
E Corresponding author. Email: rdiclem@emory.edu
Sexual Health 10(3) 279-281 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH12176
Submitted: 16 October 2012 Accepted: 29 October 2012 Published: 1 March 2013
Abstract
Background: Media is a social determinant of HIV and sexually transmissible infection (STI) risk. However, limited empirical data have examined men’s media exposure and their sexual attitudes and behaviour towards women. Methods: Eighty heterosexual African-American men were assessed on their exposure to music videos, sexual attitudes and behaviour. They also were tested for STIs. Results: Findings indicated that men influenced by music videos reported more sexual adventurism, more condom barriers, more lifetime sexual partners, more condom request refusals, substance abuse and a history of incarceration. Conclusions: Further longitudinal research is needed to better understand this relationship and to address the role of media in HIV and STI prevention interventions.
Additional keywords: Black, HIV, social determinants, STI.
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