Estimated Percentages and Characteristics of Men Who Have Sex with Men and Use Injection Drugs — United States, 1999–2011

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Harris, Norma ; Johnson, Christopher ; Sionean, Catlainn ; Ivy, Wade ; Singh, Sonia ; Wei, Stanley ; Mizuno, Yuko ; Lansky, Amy
• Description:
  Male-to-male sex and illicit injection drug use are important Transmission routes for human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Of all new HIV infections in 2010, 80% were among men, of which 78% were among men who have sex with men (MSM), 6% among male injection drug users (IDU), and 4% among men who have sex with men and inject drugs (MSM/IDU). MSM/IDU might have different Prevention needs from men who are either MSM or IDU, but not both. A combination of effective, scalable, and evidence-based approaches that address male-to-male sex and injection drug use behaviors might reduce HIV infections among MSM/IDU. To refine calculations of disease rates attributed to MSM and IDU by accounting for MSM/IDU, CDC used data from 1999-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.) (NHANES) to estimate the percentage and number of MSM/IDU in the general population. To further describe demographic similarities and differences of MSM/IDU identified by different Surveillance systems, CDC also compared data from four HIV Surveillance systems: the 2008 and 2009 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS), the 2011 National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS), and the 2007-2009 Medical Monitoring Project (MMP). Of males aged ≥ 18 years, MSM/IDU comprised an estimated 0.35% in NHANES, 7%-20% in NHBS, an estimated 4%-8% in NHSS, and 9% in MMP. Across Surveillance systems, MSM/IDU accounted for 4%-12% of MSM and 11%-39% of male IDU. Risk reduction programs and interventions targeted toward male IDU populations might be more effective if they also incorporate messages about male-to-male sex.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Ethnicity HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Male Middle Aged Nutrition Surveys Risk-Taking Risk Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(37):757-762.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24048151
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4585357
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  37
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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