Men who have sex with men (MSM), HIV and AIDS
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Men who have sex with men.
HIV impacts men, women and children of all races, genders, ethnicities and sexual identities; however, a disproportionate number of men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be heavily impacted in the United States. According to the CDC, MSM accounted for 71% of all HIV infections among males in 2005, even though only five to seven percent of adult males identify themselves as MSM (CDC, 2007)...
متن کاملFrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS among racial/ethnic minority men who have sex with men--United States, 1989-1998.
In the United States, racial/ethnic minority populations account for an increasing proportion of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases, including cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) (1). This report presents recent trends in AIDS incidence and deaths among MSM who belong to racial/ethnic minority populations, and compares data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses wi...
متن کاملStigma and discrimination experiences of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa
Since the primary mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is heterosexual, research focusing on the sexual behaviour of men who have sex with men (MSM) is scant. Currently it is unknown how many people living with HIV in South Africa are MSM and there is even less known about the stigmatisation and discrimination of HIV-positive MSM. The current study examined the stigma and discriminati...
متن کاملRisk of HIV infection attributable to oral sex among men who have sex with men and in the population of men who have sex with men.
We examined HIV infection and estimated the population-attributable risk percentage (PAR%) for HIV associated fellatio among men who have sex with other men (MSM). Among 239 MSM who practised exclusively fellatio in the past 6 months, 50% had three partners, 98% unprotected; and 28% had an HIV-positive partner; no HIV was detected. PAR%, based on the number of fellatio partners, ranges from 0.1...
متن کاملMen who have sex with men: estimated population sizes and mortality rates by race/ethnicity, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
BACKGROUND Estimated numbers of men who have sex with men (MSM) by race/ethnicity and mortality rates among such MSM with HIV/AIDS are unavailable. This hampers efficient targeting of HIV/AIDS prevention and care resources. METHODS An existing estimation methodology was adapted to develop MSM population estimates by race/ethnicity for Miami-Dade County, Florida. We ascertained and characteriz...
متن کاملHIV-infected men who have sex with men, before and after release from jail: the impact of age and race, results from a multi-site study.
The US HIV/AIDS epidemic is concentrated among men who have sex with men (MSM). Black men are disproportionately affected by incarceration and Black MSM experience higher infection rates and worse HIV-related health outcomes compared to non-Black MSM. We compared HIV treatment outcomes for Black MSM to other HIV-infected men from one of the largest cohorts of HIV-infected jail detainees (N = 12...
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