title: Predictors of HIV Sexual Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women, and Transgender Women.
abstract: Men who have sex with men, men who have sex with men and women, and transgender women are at high risk for HIV infection. This study seeks to clarify which known HIV risk factors (partner type, sex location, serodiscordance, multiple sex partners, substance use during sex) contribute to engagement in high-risk (unprotected receptive anal) sex in each population. Data collected from June 2005 through June 2008 indicate all three populations display different HIV sexual risk profiles. The data suggest that HIV-prevention interventions should be individually tailored to address the specific needs of these three highly vulnerable and impacted populations.
authors.affiliation: Office of AIDS Programs & Policy, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jane Rohde
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jesse B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA ; Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Reback
keywords: HIV/AIDS; bisexual men; gay men; men who have sex with men (MSM); sexual risk behaviors; transgender women