Men Who Have Sex With Men

• DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181594c4d
• Publication Date: 2009-03-03T23:43:42Z
• Authors: Spencer Lieb; Mary Jo Trepka; Daniel R Thompson; Paul Arons; Thomas Liberti; Lorene Maddox; Lisa Metsch; Marlene LaLota; Stephen J Fallon
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Population Density; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Racial Groups; Black People; HIV Infections; Hispanic or Latino; White People; 3. Good health; Black or African American; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Ethnicity; Florida; Humans; Homosexuality, Male; Mortality

Background: Estimated numbers of men who have sex with (MSM) by race/ethnicity and mortality rates among such MSM HIV/AIDS are unavailable. This hampers efficient targeting prevention care resources. Methods: An existing estimation methodology was adapted to develop population estimates for Miami-Dade County, Florida. We ascertained characterized deaths that occurred during 2003 2005 cases, matching surveillance vital statistics registries. calculated estimated average annual racial/ethnic-specific rate ratios (RRs) cases. Results: 63,020 aged ≥18 years in the county (7.5% all years; point estimate). Among 754 deaths, point-estimate per 100,000 were higher blacks (733.5) than whites (229.2) (P < 0.01) Hispanics (360.5) 0.01). The best estimate black/white RR cases 3.20:1 0.01); Hispanic/white MSM, it 1.57:1 Sensitivity analyses suggested reasonably robust biases we examined. Conclusions: Black Hispanic more likely die white MSM. Plausible can inform effective efforts program planning.