The sexual practices of male homosexuals employed in beauty parlors in selected districts of Iloilo City

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the extent of homosexuals’ knowledge about HIV/AIDS and their attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and whether their knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS are related to their sexual practices.

More specifically, this study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge about HIV/AIDS and the sexual practices of male homosexuals, the relationship between knowledge about HIV/AIDS and their attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and the relationship between homosexuals’ attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and their sexual practices. This study also aimed to determine the relationship between homosexuals’ knowledge about HIV/AIDS and their sexual practices, controlling for their attitudes toward HIV/AIDS.

This study was conducted on homosexuals working in selected beauty parlors in three districts of Iloilo City; namely, City Proper, Jaro and Lapaz District. Eighty male homosexual beauticians who considered themselves as engaging exclusively in homosexual activities serve as the study respondents.