Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young African American Men Who Have Sex With Men

This study examined the prevalence and correlates of unprotected anal intercourse among 758 young African American men who have sex with men. A quarter of the sample reported unprotected anal intercourse in the past 3 months; nonsupportive peer norms and not carrying condoms predicted risky sexual behavior. Effective interventions are needed that promote the use of condoms by changing peer norms and encouraging carrying condoms.</p

HIV exposure model equation: The estimated the probability of having ≥1 UAI partner with HIV transmission risk (i.e. HIV viral load >400 copies/ml).

<p>In this equation, <i>k</i> = number of UAI partners with transmission risk (<i>k</i>≤<i>m</i>); <i>m</i> = number of male UAI partners (m = 0 to ∞); <i>r</i> = black or white non-Hispanic race/ethnicity (r = 1, 2); <i>i</i> = race/ethnicity, same as <i>r</i>, and including a third level for ‘other’ non-black or non-white race/ethnicity (<i>i</i> = 1,2,3); <i>T_r,T_i</i> = race-specific %VL400 among male UAI partners; <i>E_r</i> = proportion of participants reporting exclusively same-race UAI partners, among race <i>r</i>; <i>A_{r, i}</i> = the proportion of UAI partners who were race/ethnicity <i>i</i>, among participants of race <i>r</i> reporting inter-racial UAI partners.</p

The continuum of HIV care for black and white MSM in the <i>InvolveMENt</i> study.

<p>Complete data on linkage to and retention in HIV care are not available for this study.</p

Demographic and behavioral characteristics of black and white MSM in the <i>InvolveMENt</i> study.

*<p> <i>The education comparison was made with Fisher's Exact Test. For all other factors, the X² Test was used.</i></p