Prevalence of and racial/ethnic differences in sexuality disclosure among men who have sex with men in 23 U.S. cities—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  J HIV AIDS Soc Serv
• Personal Author:
  Freeman, Jincong Q. ; Trujillo, Lindsay ; Baugher, Amy R.
• Corporate Authors:
  NHBS Study Group
• Description:
  Sexuality disclosure among men who have sex with men (MSM) is key in access to HIV prevention services. We used weighted 2017 data from National HIV Behavioral Surveillance to investigate prevalence of, and racial/ethnic differences in, sexuality disclosure among MSM. Of 10,753 MSM, 89.4% (95% CI: 88.5-90.3%) had disclosed their sexuality to any non-lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) friends, 85.9% (95% CI: 84.8-87.0%) had disclosed their sexuality to any family members, and 82.8% (95% CI: 81.6-83.9%) had disclosed their sexuality to any health care providers. Although most MSM had disclosed, 23.8% (95% CI: 22.4-25.1%) had not disclosed to at least one of the three groups. Black, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian MSM were less likely than White MSM to have disclosed their sexuality to any non-LGB friends, any family members, or any health care providers, after adjusting for age and region. We found high prevalence of sexuality disclosure among MSM, but racial/ethnic differences persist. Strategies and interventions to promote sexuality disclosure among MSM are needed.
• Subjects:
  Article MSM National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Racial/ethnic Differences Sexuality Disclosure
• Source:
  J HIV AIDS Soc Serv. 21(1):76-89
• Pubmed ID:
  37583578
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10425776
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:93592098f6a989983c7bd2fd44bfbcba4c6fac9ae86ce4474d1a7324d589e586
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