The growing HIV rates within MSM are so severe that studies have been conducted to explore the possible factors that are leading to the growing rates. A study conducted in Los Angeles that involved 797 MSM and MSM/W from the Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV-Cooperative Agreement Program found that the reason people lack awareness “of HIV status may be due to stigma” (14). With the use of the Internalized Homonegativity index, researchers found that “anti-gay attitudes and perceptions of gay-related stigma” are associated with “HIV-positive status and HIV-related risk behaviors within African-American and Latino MSM” (14). The stigma that surrounds HIV then leads individuals to participate in risky sexual behaviors that can transfer
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Results, also exposed that factors such as, race, ethnicity, gender of sexual partner, education, homonegativity, and cocaine use are all potential components that are leading to the high HIV rates within MSM (14). The discrimination, stigma, and homophobia MSM face affects them because they will not take precautions in choosing their sexual partners and will not seek care or prevention tools. The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance suggested that in 2014 African American MSM reported having 11 casual sexual partners in the span of a year while whites reported 12 casual partners and Latinos reported 7(9;42). The exchange of sex for drugs in African American MSM was about 13% while for Latinos it was 5%(9 ;42). Among White MSM 67% reported condom less sex, while African Americans reported 63%, and Latinos reported 69 %(9;42). The data reported concludes that individuals must be educated on the methods of prevention for HIV, and they must take precautions in choosing their sexual …show more content…
The method of test-and-treat involves giving HIV patients antiretroviral treatment regardless of their circumstances. Researchers of this study developed an epidemiologic model to replicate the HIV/AIDS epidemic within MSM in Los Angeles. They made the model match the HIV surveillance data from the LAC, and then compared the results to the test-and-treat method. The outcomes demonstrated that the test-and-treat method will result “ in a 34% reduction in new infections, 19% reduction in deaths, and 39% reduction in new AIDS cases by 2023”(13). With the positive outcomes of the test-and-treat method, antiretroviral therapy proves its effectiveness. Moreover, another study by the CDC concluded that during 2007-2013 evidence demonstrated that MSM may be testing more annually because there was a percentage increase from 63% to 67% in 2011 within the time span of a year(8). This data implies that if individuals get tested it will benefit them in the long run if they are diagnosed with HIV because they will be able to receive their needed antiretroviral treatment
Results, also exposed that factors such as, race, ethnicity, gender of sexual partner, education, homonegativity, and cocaine use are all potential components that are leading to the high HIV rates within MSM (14). The discrimination, stigma, and homophobia MSM face affects them because they will not take precautions in choosing their sexual partners and will not seek care or prevention tools. The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance suggested that in 2014 African American MSM reported having 11 casual sexual partners in the span of a year while whites reported 12 casual partners and Latinos reported 7(9;42). The exchange of sex for drugs in African American MSM was about 13% while for Latinos it was 5%(9 ;42). Among White MSM 67% reported condom less sex, while African Americans reported 63%, and Latinos reported 69 %(9;42). The data reported concludes that individuals must be educated on the methods of prevention for HIV, and they must take precautions in choosing their sexual …show more content…
The method of test-and-treat involves giving HIV patients antiretroviral treatment regardless of their circumstances. Researchers of this study developed an epidemiologic model to replicate the HIV/AIDS epidemic within MSM in Los Angeles. They made the model match the HIV surveillance data from the LAC, and then compared the results to the test-and-treat method. The outcomes demonstrated that the test-and-treat method will result “ in a 34% reduction in new infections, 19% reduction in deaths, and 39% reduction in new AIDS cases by 2023”(13). With the positive outcomes of the test-and-treat method, antiretroviral therapy proves its effectiveness. Moreover, another study by the CDC concluded that during 2007-2013 evidence demonstrated that MSM may be testing more annually because there was a percentage increase from 63% to 67% in 2011 within the time span of a year(8). This data implies that if individuals get tested it will benefit them in the long run if they are diagnosed with HIV because they will be able to receive their needed antiretroviral treatment