<![CDATA[MSM stands for men who have sex with men. Men who have sex woth men (MSM) is a term for people who are attracted personally, emotionally, sexually or all three, to people of the same gender as him. This will not be denied by having an impact on the risk of disease transmitted as a consequence of sexual behavior among gay people, such as the spread of HIV-AIDS. The purpose of this study in general was to obtain in-depth information about the determinant of behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Pekanbaru city. This research was qualitative type, conducted by interviewing 5 informants, namely, 1 key informant as the head of Sebaya Lancang Kuning foundation, 3 men who have sex with men (MSM) who were infected with HIV / AIDS, the main informant and 1 supporting informant as counselor for men who have sex with men (MSM). The location of the research was carried out in the working area of Sebaya Lancang Kuning Foundation, Pekanbaru City. According to the collected data, the number of men who have sex with men (MSM ) by (Indonesian family planning association) Pekanbaru City as of July-December 2019 was 1160 people, while according to the data from Sebaya Lancang Kuning Foundation in 2019, around 215 people. The result of this study indicates that knowledge, attitude, living environment, trauma experience, need for money (hedonist) and mass media are determinants of men who have sex with men (MSM), while parenting is not determinant of MSM. From the result of the study it was concluded that there was a determinant between behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM) with knowledge, attitude, the environment in which they lived, the need for money (hedonist) and the mass media. Suggestion is expected to the Sebaya Lancang Kuning foundation of Pekanbaru to conduct outreach to reduce sexual behavior deviation men who have sex with men (MSM) and provide more education and counseling.]]>
