HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 13 U.S. Cities, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  HIV Surveillance Report: Special Report; Number 31: HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities
• Personal Author:
  Kanny, Dafna ; Teplinskaya, Anna ; Finlayson, Teresa ; Sionean, Catlainn ; Todd, Jeff ; Chapin-Bardales, Johanna ; Harris, Savannah ; Hershow, Rebecca ; Baugher, Amy ; Berg, Julie ; Wejnert, Cyprian ; Friend, Michael
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Lowering the annual number of new HIV infections is a major HIV prevention goal. This goal can be achieved by implementing three important strategies for reducing HIV infections: (1) intensifying HIV prevention efforts among populations with high burden of HIV, including gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (hereafter referred to as MSM); Black or African American people (hereafter referred to as Black); Hispanic or Latino people; and people who inject drugs (PWID); (2) expanding efforts to prevent HIV infection by using a combination of effective, evidence-based, scalable approaches; and (3) educating the general public about HIV infection and how to prevent it. State and local health departments, as well as federal agencies, are expected to monitor progress toward HIV prevention goals [1]. National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) provides data for monitoring behaviors among populations at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection and identifies the populations for whom scientifically proven, cost-effective, and scalable interventions are most appropriate. Monitoring key indicators among members of populations disproportionately affected by HIV is critical to achieving the goals of the ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) Initiative and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s high-impact prevention (HIP) approach. The EHE Initiative is aimed at reducing new HIV infections by 90% by 2030 by implementing evidence-based strategies for specific populations in geographic areas most affected by HIV. NHBS has previously proven effective at monitoring key indicators, such as behavioral risk factors, HIV testing, and linkage to care; access to and use of prevention interventions, including preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and syringe services programs (SSPs); and prevalence of HIV in areas with high HIV prevalence among 3 populations at high risk of HIV infection: MSM, PWID, and heterosexually active persons at increased risk for HIV infection. Male-to-male sexual contact continues to be the most common route of HIV transmission in the United States among adults and adolescents, accounting for approximately 72% of the HIV infections diagnosed in 2020, including those attributed to male-to-male contact and injection drug use. This report summarizes findings from the 2021 NHBS data collection among MSM. Data from previous MSM cycles of NHBS have been published elsewhere. The report provides descriptive, unweighted data that can be used to describe HIV infection among MSM and the percentages reporting specific behavioral risk factors, HIV testing, and participation in prevention pro- grams. Monitoring these outcomes is useful for assessing behavioral risk factors and the use of prevention efforts over time and for identifying new HIV prevention opportunities for this population.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  DHP_HIV_Reports
• Series:
  HIV Surveillance Report
• Subseries:
  HIVSR Special Report
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  33 pdf pages
• Volume:
  31
• Citation:
  Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021. HIV Surveillance Special Report 31. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance.html. Published January 2023. Accessed [date].
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126289/cdc_126289_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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