HIV Prevalence Rates Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Southern United States: Population-Based Estimates by Race/Ethnicity

Adult Male MSM population Gay Men Black People HIV Infections White People Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 5. Gender equality HIV Seroprevalence Risk Factors Ethnicity Prevalence Humans Southern United States Homosexuality, Male Health Status Disparities Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged United States 3. Good health Black or African American Population Surveillance HIV/AIDS
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9820-y Publication Date: 2010-09-24T15:11:03Z
ABSTRACT
States across the U.S. lack effective ways to quantify HIV prevalence rates among men who have sex with men (MSM). We estimated population-based HIV prevalence rates among MSM in the 17 southern states by race/ethnicity. Through 2007, estimated HIV prevalence rates per 100,000 MSM ranged from 2,607.6 among white (non-Hispanic) MSM in Maryland to 41,512.9 among black (non-Hispanic) MSM in the District of Columbia. Black MSM rates significantly exceeded Hispanic and white MSM rates in each state. Significant racial/ethnic disparities in rates persisted in a sensitivity analysis examining the possibility that minority MSM populations had been underestimated in each state. Compared with black, Hispanic, and white non-MSM males, respectively, rates at the regional level were 25.2 times higher for black MSM, 43.0 times higher for Hispanic MSM, and 106.0 times higher for white MSM. State-level analysis of racial/ethnic-specific MSM HIV prevalence rates can help guide resource allocation and assist advocacy.
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