title: Individual-Level and Partner-Level Predictors of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection Among Black and White Men Who Have Sex with Men in Baltimore, MD.
abstract: Black MSM continue to be the group most disproportionately impacted by HIV in the United States. This study assesses the relationship between partner-level and respondent-level characteristics and newly diagnosed HIV infection among a sample of MSM. Ego-centric data were gathered using venue-based time-space sampling on 335 men who reported on a total of 831 male anal sex partners. In multivariate analyses, age of partner, HIV status of partner, and respondent having had an STD in the past twelve months were associated with a newly diagnosed HIV infection among black MSM. Efforts for black MSM are needed that aim to increase HIV and STD testing, foster open communication between partners about HIV status, and address social determinants of health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, cmaulsby@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maulsby
authors.forename: Kriti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Frangiscos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sifakis
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: German
authors.forename: Colin P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holtgrave
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014481:United States; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American