Exploring factors that underlie racial/ethnic disparities in HIV risk among young men who have sex with men.
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are among the highest risk groups for HIV, and the risk distribution varies by race/ethnicity. Prevalence rates are consistently higher for minority YMSM. Factors underlying these disparities are poorly understood. We examined disparities in HIV risk among a community-based sample of Black, Latino, and non-Hispanic Caucasian YMSM age 16-24. To address gaps in the literature, we examined factors between and within racial/ethnic groups across domains including: sexual and substance use behaviors, sexualized and other social contexts, psychological well-being, HIV attributes and prevention skills, and sexual minority stress.
Garofalo
Robert
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Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL, USA. rgarofalo@childrensmemorial.org.|Children's Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. rgarofalo@childrensmemorial.org.
Mustanski
Brian
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Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Johnson
Amy
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Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL, USA.|Children's Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Emerson
Erin
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Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003625:Data Collection; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult