Improving the HIV Prevention Landscape to Reduce Disparities for Black MSM in the South

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Carter, Jarvis W. ; Flores, Stephen A.
• Description:
  Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South have the highest rates of HIV diagnosis in the country adding to the persistent racial disparities in HIV experienced by this population. The current HIV prevention and care landscape is heavily driven by individual-level clinical and biomedical approaches that have shown progress in reducing HIV diagnoses, but yield less than adequate results in reducing the HIV racial disparities for Black MSM in the South. In efforts to enhance focus on reducing the racial HIV disparities and more completely address the needs of Black MSM in the South, we offer insight on comprehensive approaches that can complement our current HIV prevention and care portfolio. There are five domains we discuss which include: (1) leveraging and integrating resources; (2) building upon existing program models designed to reduce disparities; (3) workforce development and cultural sensitivity; (4) social determinants of health data utilization; and 5) policy considerations. We urge public health practitioners and healthcare providers to consider and incorporate the outlined approaches to improve HIV outcomes along the continuum of care and ultimately reduce disparities in HIV affecting the quality of life of Black MSM living in the South.
• Subjects:
  Adult Black Or African American Capacity Building Culturally Competent Care Healthcare Disparities Health Status Disparities HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Male Quality Of Life Social Determinants Of Health Social Stigma

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• Keywords:
  Black MSM Disparities HIV Southern US
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 23(Suppl 3):331-339
• Pubmed ID:
  31541391
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11194855
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  23
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access Infectious Diseases
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