@article{1b43f8e51a0d49f393718c5c52ea35b5,
title = "Individual-Level and Partner-Level Predictors of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection Among Black and White Men Who Have Sex with Men in Baltimore, MD",
abstract = "Black MSM continue to be the group most disproportionately impacted by HIV in the United States. This study assesses the relationship between partner-level and respondent-level characteristics and newly diagnosed HIV infection among a sample of MSM. Ego-centric data were gathered using venue-based time–space sampling on 335 men who reported on a total of 831 male anal sex partners. In multivariate analyses, age of partner, HIV status of partner, and respondent having had an STD in the past twelve months were associated with a newly diagnosed HIV infection among black MSM. Efforts for black MSM are needed that aim to increase HIV and STD testing, foster open communication between partners about HIV status, and address social determinants of health.",
keywords = "Black MSM, HIV, Partner characteristics, Partner status",
author = "Cathy Maulsby and Kriti Jain and Frangiscos Sifakis and Danielle German and Flynn, {Colin P.} and David Holtgrave",
note = "Funding Information: The authors express their gratitude to the BESURE Study field staff for their dedication and to the men who participated in this study. This study was supported by contracts to The Johns Hopkins University from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and by cooperative agreements between the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The analyses described here were supported by Award Number F31MH084767 from the National Institutes of Mental Health. The authors also acknowledge the Mentoring Program of The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health, supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under Award Number R21HD051178. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NICHD, the National Institutes of Mental Health, or the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.",
year = "2015",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10461-014-0861-5",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "19",
pages = "909--917",
journal = "AIDS and Behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "5",
}