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

American Journal of Public Health · 2003 · Vol. 93(6) · pp. 939–942

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(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Diane Binson(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Dennis Osmond(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Joseph A. Catania(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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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.

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthPsychosocialMen who have sex with menMedicineEnvironmental healthGerontologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Vulnerability (computing)Reproductive healthDemographyHomosexuality

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AdolescentAdultMental DisordersChicagoFamily CharacteristicsHumansMaleNew York CityRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSampling StudiesSan FranciscoUrban HealthLos AngelesHIV Infections