Association of Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems and Increased Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS Among Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Authors

Ron Stall · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas C. Mills · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

John Williamson · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Trevor Hart · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Greg Greenwood · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jay P. Paul · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lance M. Pollack

Abstract

AIDS prevention among MSM has overwhelmingly focused on sexual risk alone. Other health problems among MSM not only are important in their own right, but also may interact to increase HIV risk. HIV prevention might become more effective by addressing the broader health concerns of MSM while also focusing on sexual risks.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 93, Issue 6, pp. 939-942

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.6.939

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