Abstract
This research aimed to establish the meaning that risk behaviors have for homosexual men in relation to contracting HIV/AIDS through sexual contact. Adopting a qualitative approach, 19 interviews were held with homosexual men residing in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Grounded theory, from the perspective of symbolic interactionism, was used to find the relationship between meanings and behaviors. Coding, categorization, and interpretation processes were conducted. Results show that (a) the clandestine nature of sexual encounters causes risk to be regarded as a way of experiencing affection and that (b) there is an inverse relationship between affection and risk: the stronger the affection the greater the risk avoidance, informed by prevention recommendations; the weaker the affection the greater the proneness to take risks, searching for recognition and denying the information about protective measures.
Highlights
This research aimed to establish the meaning that risk behaviors have for homosexual men in relation to contracting HIV/AIDS through sexual contact
19 interviews were held with homosexual men residing in the city of Medellín, Colombia
Results show that (a) the clandestine nature of sexual encounters causes risk to be regarded as a way of experiencing affection and that (b) there is an inverse relationship between affection and risk: the stronger the affection the greater the risk avoidance, informed by prevention recommendations; the weaker the affection the greater the proneness to take risks, searching for recognition and denying the information about protective measures
Summary
Se usaron guiones de entrevista semiestructurada, que indagaban por los conocimientos previos en VIH, las interacciones con la familia, los amigos, la pareja, los comportamientos de riesgo y sus significados, tanto en el ámbito de la pareja y del individuo como del grupo, así como los comportamientos de prevención. Para el desarrollo de la investigación se tuvieron en cuenta los criterios éticos establecidos por la Declaración de Helsinki (Asociación Médica Mundial, 2013/2017) en lo concerniente al respeto por la condición de sujeto de todos los entrevistados. Al cumplir con estas condiciones, el comité de ética de la investigación en la Universidad de Antioquia otorgó los avales éticos para su desarrollo. Todos los participantes firmaron un consentimiento informado, en el que se estipulaban las condiciones para realizar la entrevista, la confidencialidad, el anonimato y la posibilidad de retirarse en el momento que así se deseara. Las entrevistas fueron realizadas por la investigadora principal durante los años 2004 y 2005 y tuvieron una duración promedio de una hora. Cada una de ellas fue grabada y transcrita por una auxiliar técnica con un compromiso de confidencialidad
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