Ontario Gay Men's Sexual Health Summit 2009 - GMSH

Pre-Campaign Survey
‣ 86.5% Caucasian (French,
British, Portuguese, Eastern
European, German, etc…)
Non-Caucasian
‣ Aboriginal – 81
‣ African – 19
‣ Caribbean – 42
‣ East/Southeast Asian – 70
‣ Latin American – 36
‣ Middle Eastern – 26
‣ South Asian – 26
‣ Other - 41
HIV Status
‣ HIV positive: 112 – 5.8%
‣ HIV negative: 1,561 – 80.4%
‣ No test/don’t know: 232 – 12%
‣ Refused: 37 – 1.9%
Residence
‣ Ottawa and area: 241 – 12.4%
‣ Eastern ON: 130 – 6.7%
‣ GTA: 906 – 47.7%
‣ Southwestern & Central
(Niagara, Hamilton, Windsor,
Barrie): 525 – 27%
‣ Northern ON: 140 – 7.2%
Pre-campaign survey - attitudes
‣ “Poz men likely to disclose” – 35.7% poz; 33.4%
neg
‣ “non-disclosure due to fear of rejection” – 76.8%
poz; 64.6% neg
‣ “no excuse for non-disclosure” – 53.6% poz;
85.1% neg
‣ “poz men face stigma in gay community” –
84.8% poz; 69.2% neg
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