Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Incarceration: The Impact on Sexual Risk-Taking, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Depression Among Black Sexual Minority Men in HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 061

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• Alternative Title:
  Psychol Men Masc
• Personal Author:
  Scanlon, Faith ; Remch, Molly ; Scheidell, Joy D. ; Brewer, Russell ; Dyer, Typhanye V. ; Albis-Burdige, Blaise ; Irvine, Natalia ; Turpin, Rodman ; Parker, Sharon ; Cleland, Charles M. ; Hucks-Ortiz, Christopher ; Gaydos, Charlotte A. ; Mayer, Kenneth H. ; Khan, Maria R.
• Description:
  Black men and people belonging to sexual minority groups are disproportionately impacted by criminal legal involvement and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Traumatic experiences are often associated with later criminal legal involvement, depression symptoms, sexual risk behavior, and STIs. Research on the joint influence of trauma and incarceration on STI risk among racial and/or sexual minority people is limited. This study tested the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and incarceration on sexual risk behavior and STI among Black sexual minority men, a population that may be at higher risk for contracting STIs. Using data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 Study, a longitudinal study of adult Black sexual minority men in six U.S. cities (| = 855), we tested associations between past six-month incarceration and subsequent sexual risk behavior, STI, and depression symptoms, for those with and without pre-incarceration PTSD symptoms. PTSD symptoms were elevated among participants who reported Hispanic ethnicity, having sex with both men and women, and previous incarceration. Although there were not significant differences between recent incarceration and sexual risk for those with and without PTSD, incarceration was linked to some sexual risk behaviors regardless of PTSD symptoms. Among people with PTSD symptoms, there was a higher prevalence of sexual risk and depression symptoms, regardless of incarceration. These findings suggest a potentially compounding influence of PTSD symptoms and incarceration on sexual risk and infection among Black sexual minority men.
• Keywords:
  Black Sexual Minority Men Incarceration Post-traumatic Stress Disorder STIs Trauma
• Source:
  Psychol Men Masc. 25(1):44-56
• Pubmed ID:
  38854997
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11156418
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UM1 AI069480/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA044037/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UM1 AI069412/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP005008/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI068617/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 RR025008/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DA027828/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI069480/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UM1 AI068617/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 AI050409/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 AI087714/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI069496/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI068619/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI069418/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DA011041/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI068613/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UM1 AI068619/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UM1 AI068613/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI069424/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 AI060354/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AI069466/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de27ab76bf705d04705fc00214f7dc2bfe56bdf72d0fdafcb0916933bb90d9595eaaacf6d3b5683b7796d5bfbc4e15885d01af71a3e386d6accac3531bffc61e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157934/cdc_157934_DS1.pdf
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