American Journal of Men’s Health

Sexual Partnering.

The majority of the participants

reported having a preference for female partners

(76.0%) and others had preference for men, both men

and women, or did not engage in sexual activities with

either men or women (15.9%, 2.7%, vs. 5.4%, respec-

tively; Table 2). Fewer participants with a preference

for only men reported having used a method of birth

control at last sexual intercourse than participants with

a preference for only women (23.1% vs. 42.3%, respec-

tively,

= 0.00; Table 4). Furthermore, fewer partici-

pants with a sexual preference for only men intended

to use a form of birth control the next time they had sex

than participants with a preference for only women

(51.3% vs. 67.4%, respectively,

= 0.03). Birth con-

trol was defined as using any of the birth control meth-

ods listed in a previous question about specific birth

control use.

Mental Health.

A substantial percentage of respondents

(15.5%) indicated they have a good opinion of them-

selves “none or little of the time,” or “some of the time,”

and 31.3% found their body pleasant to look at “none or

little of the time,” or “some of the time” (Table 2). Afri-

can American participants were more likely than Hispan-

ics to think they had pleasant bodies to look at (77.2% vs.

54.2%, respectively,

= 0.00, RR = 2.85, CI [1.62, 5.03];

Table 3). When asked about psychological symptoms,

few participants endorsed signs of depression, with

11.7% reporting feeling low in energy or slowing down

“most of the time” or “all of the time.” Similarly, 11.4%

responded feeling blue or down “most of the time” or “all

of the time.” African American men were less likely to

report feeling blue or down when compared with His-

panic men (6.9% vs. 19.8%, respectively,

= 0.00, RR =

0.30, CI [0.13, 0.68]).

Table 3.

Health Correlates by Race.

Questions

African American

(

= 173),

(%)

Hispanic

(

= 85),

(%)

Relative risk

Confidence

interval

Have you engaged in anal intercourse in the

past 3 months? Yes

25 (15.0)

26 (30.6)

.004

0.4

[0.213, 0.748]

Where do you get your birth control from?

Clinic

123 (71.1)

49 (57.6)

.23

0.322

[0.322, 0.951]

Has your partner ever hit, slapped, or

physically hurt you on purpose? Yes

131 (78.9)

75 (89.3)

.041

2.226

[1.015, 4.884]

Have you ever been in a physical fight one

or more time? Yes

136 (78.7)

49 (57.3)

.001

2.745

[1.544, 4.879]

You think that you have a body that is

pleasant to look at? Yes

125 (77.2)

45 (54.2)

.000

2.853

[1.619, 5.027]

Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you

been feeling blue or down? Most of the

time or All of the time.

11 (6.9)

16 (19.8)

.003

0.300

[0.132, 0.682]

Have you ever had the need to see a

urologist, the medical surgical specialty

that focuses on the urinary tract and

reproductive systems of males? Yes

19 (11.7)

2 (2.5)

.016

5.182

[1.176, 22.830]

Table 4.

Differences in Responses Between Sexual Preference.

Question

Gender preference

Male (

= 39),

(%)

Female (

= 193),

(%)

Both (

= 7),

(%)

Do not engage in

vaginal, anal, or oral

sex (

= 14),

(%)

Did you or your partner use any

method of birth control the

most recent time you had sexual

intercourse?

9 (23.1)

83 (42.3)

3 (42.9)

2 (14.3)

.000

Do you or your partner plan on

using a form of birth control the

next time you have sex?

20 (51.3)

130 (67.4)

5 (71.4)

7 (50.0)

.026

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