Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-31-2014
Journal
PLoS ONE
Volume
Volume 9, Issue 1
Inclusive Pages
Article number e87298
Keywords
African Americans--statistics & numerical data; HIV Infections--ethnology; Homosexuality, Male--ethnology; Sexual Behavior--ethnology
Abstract
Background
American Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV, but the factors associated with this concentrated epidemic are not fully understood.
Methods
Black MSM were enrolled in 6 US cities to evaluate a multi-component prevention intervention, with the current analysis focusing on the correlates of being newly diagnosed with HIV compared to being HIV-uninfected or previously diagnosed with HIV.
Results
HPTN 061 enrolled 1553 Black MSM whose median age was 40; 30% self-identified exclusively as gay or homosexual, 29% exclusively as bisexual, and 3% as transgender. About 1/6th(16.2%) were previously diagnosed with HIV (PD); of 1263 participants without a prior HIV diagnosis 7.6% were newly diagnosed (ND). Compared to PD, ND Black MSM were younger (p
Conclusions
ND HIV-infected Black MSM were more likely to be unemployed, have bacterial STIs and engage in URAI than other Black MSM. Culturally-tailored programs that address economic disenfranchisement, increase engagement in care, screen for STIs, in conjunction with safer sex prevention interventions, may help to decrease further transmission in this heavily affected community.
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APA Citation
Mayer, K.H., Wang, L., Koblin, B., Mannheimer, S., Magnus, M., et al. (2014) Concomitant Socioeconomic, Behavioral, and Biological Factors Associated with the Disproportionate HIV Infection Burden among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in 6 U.S. Cities. PLoS ONE 9(1): e87298.
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Comments
Reproduced with permission of PLoS ONE.