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 (
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Catania, J. A., Osmond, D., Stall, R. D., Pollack, L., Paul, J. P., Blower, S., … Coates, T. J. (2001). The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 91(6), 907–914. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.91.6.907
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