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Health, Social, And Nutrition Survey

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Health-seeking behaviors can be conceptualized in two approaches. The first approach refers to the utilization of existing healthcare systems by individuals of a population. The second approach refers to the examination of the factors that impact people in making “healthy” choices in regards to lifestyle behaviors or the utilization of medical care (Choudhury, Arjumand & Piwoo, 1997). The observe patterns in health-seeking behaviors related to HIV/AIDS among MSM examined in the studies include engagement in risky sexual behavior, voluntary HIV testing, condom use, and the utilization of HIV treatment and related health services if HIV positive.

In their study, Cheng, Gipson, Perez & Cochran (2014) used data from the 2005 Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS), a longitudinal study conducted in metro Cebu, to compare sexually experienced young adults who reported same-sex behaviors and those who did not. Using a single-stage cluster method, out of a total of 1,112 sexually experienced Filipino young adults, they found 22% of male young adults reported same-sex behavior and 19.4% reported a history of same-sex contact and/or romantic relationships (Cheng, Gipson, Perez & Cochran, 2014). This is significantly more than the 4.4% and 2.3% of female young adults who reported same-sex behavior and a history of same-sex contact and/or romantic relationships, respectively.

Age of initial sexual experience and the number of sexual partners are two factors related to

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