Where You Live Matters: Structural Correlates of HIV Risk Behavior Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Metro Detroit

AIDS and Behavior
José A BauermeisterEmily Pingel

Abstract

Structural characteristics are linked to HIV/STI risks, yet few studies have examined the mechanisms through which structural characteristics influence the HIV/STI risk of young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Using data from a cross-sectional survey of YMSM (ages 18-29) living in Detroit Metro (N = 328; 9 % HIV-positive; 49 % Black, 27 % White, 15 % Latino, 9 % Other race), we used multilevel modeling to examine the association between community-level characteristics (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantage; distance to LGBT-affirming institutions) and YMSM's HIV testing behavior and likelihood of engaging in unprotected anal intercourse with serodiscordant partner(s). We accounted for individual-level factors (race/ethnicity, poverty, homelessness, alcohol and marijuana use) and contextual factors (community acceptance and stigma regarding same-sex sexuality). YMSM in neighborhoods with greater disadvantage and nearer to an AIDS Service Organization were more likely to have tested for HIV and less likely to report serodiscordant partners. Community acceptance was associated with having tested for HIV. Efforts to address YMSM's exposure to structural barriers in Detroit Metro are needed to inform HIV prevention strategies from a so...Continue Reading

References

Jun 6, 1998·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·R M GoodmanN Wallerstein
Jun 1, 2006·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·K M BlankenshipJ E Mantell
Jun 1, 2006·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Victoria FryeDavid Vlahov
Jul 18, 2006·AIDS and Behavior·Deanna KerriganJonathan Ellen
Aug 31, 2007·Medical Care Research and Review : MCRR·Arleen A Leibowitz, Stephanie L Taylor
Sep 29, 2007·American Journal of Public Health·Catherine G GeanuracosJonathan M Ellen
Jan 22, 2008·Substance Use & Misuse·Richard A ScribnerPaul Gruenewald
Mar 29, 2008·AIDS and Behavior·José A BauermeisterAnke A Ehrhardt
Aug 9, 2008·Lancet·Geeta Rao GuptaAjay Mahal
Sep 6, 2008·Journal of Health and Social Behavior·Christopher R BrowningJeanne Brooks-Gunn
Feb 20, 2010·American Journal of Public Health·Thomas R Frieden
Aug 14, 2010·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS·David R Holtgrave
Dec 17, 2010·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Jose A BauermeisterCleopatra H Caldwell
Jan 6, 2011·AIDS Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education·Michelle Marie JohnsMarc A Zimmerman
Sep 6, 2012·American Journal of Men's Health·Mance E Buttram, Steven P Kurtz
Nov 28, 2012·Field Methods·Jose BauermeisterVictor J Strecher
May 22, 2013·The American Psychologist·Carl A LatkinSandro Galea
Mar 25, 2014·Sexuality Research & Social Policy : Journal of NSRC : SR & SP·José A BauermeisterJimena Loveluck
Apr 8, 2015·The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics : a Journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics·Jennifer E F TeitcherRobert L Klitzman

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 2, 2016·PloS One·Shoshana Y KahanaUNKNOWN Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Jul 8, 2017·American Journal of Community Psychology·José A BauermeisterUNKNOWN Michigan Forward in Enhancing Research and Community Equity (MFierce) Coalition
Jan 10, 2018·Current Opinion in Pediatrics·Mary Jane Rotheram-BorusRoxana Rezai
Jan 18, 2018·AIDS and Behavior·Robin Lin MillerJonathan M Ellen
Jun 4, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Dustin T DuncanJohn A Schneider
Aug 11, 2017·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS·Yusuf RansomeAmy S Nunn
Sep 8, 2017·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Bridgette M BrawnerJean J Schensul
Sep 4, 2020·AIDS·Timothy R BroadyMartin Holt
Sep 25, 2019·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·Triana Kazaleh SirdenisJosé A Bauermeister
Dec 5, 2019·Sexuality Research & Social Policy : Journal of NSRC : SR & SP·Nicholas Metheny, Rob Stephenson
Oct 16, 2020·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Mariano KanamoriMark Williams
Sep 5, 2021·AIDS and Behavior·Bridgette M BrawnerLisa Bowleg

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.