The Association between Incarceration and Transactional Sex among HIV-infected Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

Criminal justice practices in the USA disproportionately affect sexual and racial/ethnic minority men, who are at higher risk of incarceration. Previous research demonstrates associations between incarceration and sexual risk behaviors for men who have sex with men (MSM). However, little of this wor...

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Published in:Journal of urban health 2018-08, Vol.95 (4), p.576-583
Main Authors: Philbin, Morgan M., Kinnard, Elizabeth N., Tanner, Amanda E., Ware, Samuella, Chambers, Brittany D., Ma, Alice, Fortenberry, J. Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correctional treatment programs
Crime
Criminal justice
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Health Informatics
Health planning
Health promotion
HIV
Homeless people
Homelessness
Human immunodeficiency virus
Imprisonment
Judicial system
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men who have sex with men
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Public Health
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk behavior
Risk taking
Sex
Sexual behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social services
STD
Urban areas
Urban environments
Young men
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Summary:Criminal justice practices in the USA disproportionately affect sexual and racial/ethnic minority men, who are at higher risk of incarceration. Previous research demonstrates associations between incarceration and sexual risk behaviors for men who have sex with men (MSM). However, little of this work focuses on young MSM (YMSM), particularly HIV-infected YMSM, despite nearly one-third reporting engagement in sexual risk behaviors, such as transactional sex. We therefore explored the association between incarceration and transactional sex among HIV-infected YMSM. We recruited 97 HIV-infected YMSM across 14 clinical sites in urban centers from August 2015 to February 2016. We used multivariate logistic regression to examine the relationship between incarceration and transactional sex among YMSM. The majority was 24 years old (78%) and racial/ethnic minority (95%); over half were not in school and reported an annual income of
ISSN:1099-3460
1468-2869
DOI:10.1007/s11524-018-0247-5