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. 2009 Jun;99(6):976-80.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.143214. Epub 2009 Apr 16.

HIV prevention for black men who have sex with men in the United States

John L Peterson  1 , Kenneth T Jones
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HIV prevention for black men who have sex with men in the United States

John L Peterson et al. Am J Public Health. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has exacted a devastating toll upon Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, and there is a tremendous need to escalate HIV-prevention efforts for this population. The social context in which Black MSM experience the impact of racism and heterosexism strongly affects their risk for HIV infection; thus, HIV-prevention research focused on Black MSM should focus on contextual and structural factors. There is a pronounced lack of community-level HIV-intervention research for Black MSM, but effective preliminary strategies involve adapting existing effective models and tailoring them to the needs of Black MSM. Future research should develop new, innovative approaches, especially structural interventions, that are specifically targeted toward HIV prevention among Black MSM.

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  • HIV prevention interventions for black MSM.
    Coury-Doniger P, Wilton L, Herbst JH, Painter TM. Coury-Doniger P, et al. Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb;100(2):198. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.182485. Epub 2009 Dec 17. Am J Public Health. 2010. PMID: 20019294 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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