Abstract The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the prevalence of parenting and child-caretaking among a sample of black men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as associations between parenting roles and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) factors. Parenting and SRH data were derived from a survey of 199 black MSM. Nearly half of the sample reported being a father or father-figure (44.4%), almost a third indicated serving as caretaker of a child (29.1%), and one in five have a biological child (20.1%). Over half of the sample reported at least one of these three parenting/child-caretaking roles (52.5%). Two significant differences were observed for sexual health variables: men with biological children were significantly more likely to report using condoms inconsistently (55.0% vs. 35.7%, p = .026) and engaging in transactional sex work (36.8% vs. 21.0%, p = .041). Given the observed prevalence, parenting and child-caretaking among black MSM warrant further inquiry as factors that may influence SRH outcomes and care utilization. Services and interventions tailored to black MSM should consider these men’s potential roles and responsibilities as parents and caretakers of children.

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与男性发生性关系以及相关的性健康和生殖健康因素的黑人中的育儿和保育：简要报告

摘要这项探索性研究的目的是检验在与男男性接触（MSM）的黑人样本中养育子女和抚养子女的患病率，以及养育子女的角色与性健康和生殖健康（SRH）因素之间的关联。育儿和SRH数据来自对199个黑色MSM的调查。据报告，将近一半的样本是父亲或父亲身材（44.4％），几乎三分之一的样本表明是孩子的看护人（29.1％），五分之一的人有亲生的孩子（20.1％）。超过一半的样本报告了这三种育儿/照顾孩子角色中的至少一种（52.5％）。在性健康变量方面观察到两个显着差异：育有子女的男性报告不一致使用安全套的可能性更高（55.0％对35.7％，p =。026）并从事性交易（36.8％vs. 21.0％，p = .041）。鉴于观察到的患病率，黑人MSM中的父母养育和照看孩子的行为值得进一步调查，因为这些因素可能会影响SRH结果和护理利用。为黑人MSM量身定制的服务和干预措施应考虑这些男人作为孩子的父母和看护者的潜在作用和责任。