HIV Testing and Risk Behaviors Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States

The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is high among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). High HIV prevalence, lack of awareness of HIV-positive status, unprotected anal sex, and increased viral load among HIV-positive MSM not on antiretroviral treatment contribute sub...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2013-11, Vol.62 (47), p.958-962
Main Authors: Paz-Bailey, Gabriela, Hall, H. Irene, Wolitski, Richard J, Prejean, Joseph, Van Handel, Michelle M, Le, Binh, LaFlam, Michael, Koenig, Linda J, Mendoza, Maria Corazon Bueno, Rose, Charles, Valleroy, Linda A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS serodiagnosis
Antiviral agents
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Bisexuality - psychology
Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data
Cities
Condoms
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV testing
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human sexual behavior
Humans
Infection
Infections
Male
Mass Screening - utilization
Men
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Risk factors
Risk-Taking
Self reports
Statistical significance
Surveillance
Time Factors
United States
Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is high among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). High HIV prevalence, lack of awareness of HIV-positive status, unprotected anal sex, and increased viral load among HIV-positive MSM not on antiretroviral treatment contribute substantially to new infections among this population. CDC analyzed data from the National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) to estimate the percentage of HIV diagnoses among MSM by area of residence and data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) to estimate unprotected anal sex in the past 12 months among MSM in 2005, 2008, and 2011; unprotected discordant anal sex at last sex (i.e., with a partner of opposite or unknown HIV status) in 2008 and 2011; and HIV testing history and the percentage HIV-positive but unaware of their HIV status by the time since their last HIV test in 2011. This report describes the results of these analyses. In all but two states, the majority of new HIV diagnoses were among MSM in 2011. Unprotected anal sex at least once in the past 12 months increased from 48% in 2005 to 57% in 2011 (p
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X