title: Shared communities, structural contexts, and HIV risk: prioritizing the HIV risk and prevention needs of Black heterosexual men.
abstract: Black heterosexual men (BHM) are seldom mentioned in HIV prevention research, policy, and interventions, despite evidence that heterosexual contact is becoming the leading exposure category for BHM.  The disparate effect of HIV/AIDS on BHM; the debunked "down low" myth; the contexts of BHM's lives in terms of disproportionate poverty, unemployment, and incarceration; and a growing empirical base linking these factors to increased HIV risk, underscore the need to prioritize HIV risk and prevention initiatives for BHM.  We highlighted the structural contexts of HIV risk for BHM, and four community-based approaches to address HIV risk and prevention for BHM: (1) men's health programs; (2) workforce and postincarceration release programs; (3) linkages to women's prevention programs; and (4) faith-based initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. iab26@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bowleg
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult