Many U.S. Men Said to Have Concurrent Sexual Partners

Many U.S. Men Said to Have Concurrent Sexual Partners

According to a study done by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers, based on a one-year period, about 11 percent of 4,928 men included in a study had concurrent sexual relationships.

Reportedly, they stated that this type of behavior may be an important contributing factor to the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

It is noteworthy to thus point out that the rates of concurrent sexual partnerships were higher among black and Hispanic men than in other groups, according to the study.

The study also found that men with concurrent partners were more likely: to be unmarried; to have been in jail in the past year; to have had sex while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol; to have had sex with other men; and to have female sex partners who also have concurrent sexual partners.

Lead author Dr. Adaora Adimora, an associate professor in the schools of medicine and public health, said in a prepared statement that: "All of these findings are cause for concern, because each by itself increases the risk of HIV transmission, By connecting more people to each other and to people with these risky behaviors, concurrent partnerships may be an important factor in the spread of HIV infection in the United States and in continuing the epidemic transmission of HIV among blacks and Hispanics."

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