The sexual negotiation behavior of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men

This study describes the sexual negotiation practices of 256 HIV-positive g ay and bisexual men enrolled in a sexual risk reduction intervention. Negot iation behavior was associated with sexual risk practices. Men who abstaine d from anal sex and those who had unprotected anal sex had the lowest negot iation scores. Negotiations occurred most often with steady partners and le ast often with anonymous partners. A logistic regression to predict high ve rsus low frequency negotiators revealed the significance of self-efficacy f or condom use and number of months HIV-positive. Findings are discussed in terms of the development of sexual risk reduction interventions for HIV-pos itive gay and bisexual men.