TY - JOUR
T1 - Drug and sexual risk in four men who have sex with men populations
T2 - Evidence for a sustained HIV epidemic in New York City
AU - Clatts, Michael C.
AU - Goldsamt, Lloyd A.
AU - Yi, Huso
N1 - Funding Information:
The studies described in this article were conducted with grant support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA11596 and DA13558).
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The objective of this article was to examine drug and sexual risk in four salient groups of men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City (NYC): (1) nonhomeless young MSM (YMSM), (2) homeless YMSM, (3) adult MSM Speed users, and (4) HIV-positive "POZ Party" MSM. Lifetime and current exposure to drugs, drug injection, and selected drug-sex interactions are highlighted in each group. Data derive from recently completed field-based, ethnoepidemiological studies that used venue-oriented/targeted sampling and semistructured interviews. Across all four groups, findings show that both drug and sexual risk remain prevalent in the MSM population in NYC. This is especially troubling given the already high background prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in NYC and the widespread suffering and death already wrought by HIV/AIDS among MSM. These findings suggest that available public health interventions today are, in many respects, failing to reach, engage, and affect critical risk groups within the NYC MSM population.
AB - The objective of this article was to examine drug and sexual risk in four salient groups of men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City (NYC): (1) nonhomeless young MSM (YMSM), (2) homeless YMSM, (3) adult MSM Speed users, and (4) HIV-positive "POZ Party" MSM. Lifetime and current exposure to drugs, drug injection, and selected drug-sex interactions are highlighted in each group. Data derive from recently completed field-based, ethnoepidemiological studies that used venue-oriented/targeted sampling and semistructured interviews. Across all four groups, findings show that both drug and sexual risk remain prevalent in the MSM population in NYC. This is especially troubling given the already high background prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in NYC and the widespread suffering and death already wrought by HIV/AIDS among MSM. These findings suggest that available public health interventions today are, in many respects, failing to reach, engage, and affect critical risk groups within the NYC MSM population.
KW - Drug abuse
KW - HIV
KW - MSM
KW - Sexual risk
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U2 - 10.1093/jurban/jti019
DO - 10.1093/jurban/jti019
M3 - Article
C2 - 15738325
AN - SCOPUS:20344367520
SN - 1099-3460
VL - 82
SP - i9-i17
JO - Journal of Urban Health
JF - Journal of Urban Health
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -