Comparison of Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics and Sexual Risk Behaviors of Black/African American Men Who Have Sex with Men Only and Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women, Southeastern United States, 2013-2016

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• Alternative Title:
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
• Personal Author:
  Gaines, Malendie T. ; Hubbard McCree, Donna ; Gaul, Zaneta ; Henny, Kirk D. ; Hickson, DeMarc A. ; Sutton, Madeline Y.
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  Compare selected sociodemographic and sexual risk characteristics of black/African American (black) men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in the southeastern United States (the South).
  
  Methods
  
  We conducted bivariate and multivariable analyses to explore the sociodemographic characteristics and sexual risk behaviors of 584 MSMW and MSMO in the South.
  
  Results
  
  MSMW had lesser odds of having a college or graduate degree (aOR = 0.32; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.54) and having ≥ 2 male oral sex partners (aOR = 0.20; 95% CI = 0.08, 0.48) compared to MSMO. MSMW had greater odds of being homeless (aOR = 3.11; 95% CI = 1.80, 5.38) and selecting “top” sexual position (aOR = 1.70; 95% CI = 1.07, 2.72) compared to MSMO.
  
  Conclusion
  
  MSMW in the South experience social and structural factors that may affect their risk for HIVinfection. Strategies to address these factors should be considered in prevention and care efforts for this population.
  
  
• Subjects:
  African American Article Black HIVrisk Men Who Have Sex With Men And Women Men Who Have Sex With Men Only Southern United States
• Source:
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 7(1):84-89
• Pubmed ID:
  31502106
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6980258
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U01 PS003315/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:423c9fe1ee68a70e3ac05ceee810ac8895d1bd21f7a9a5ae8ad296580e09db53
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84512/cdc_84512_DS1.pdf
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