The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men

J.A. Catania, D. Osmond, R.D. Stall, L. Pollack, J.P. Paul, S. Blower, D. Binson, J.A. Canchola, T.C. Mills, L. Fisher, K.-H. Choi, T. Porco, C. Turner, J. Blair, J. Henne, L.L. Bye and T.J. Coates

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 6, 907-914

Abstract: Objective. This study characterized the AIDS epidemic among urban men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. A probability sample of MSM was obtained in 1997 (n=2881; 18 years and older) from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, and HIV status was determined through self-report and biological measures. Results. HIV prevalence was 17% (95% confidence interval = 15%, 19%) overall, with extremely high levels in African Americans (29%), MSM who used injection drugs (40%), "ultraheavy" noninjection drug users (37%), and less educated men (

Date: 2001
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