Webster RD, Darrow WW, Stempel RR, Taylor R, Bennett B, Dollinger RF; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1996 Jul 7-12; 11: 127 (abstract no. Mo.C.1416).
Florida International University, (FIU), North Miami, FL, USA. Fax: 305-919-5507. E-mail: darroww@servax.fiu.edu.
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of HIV-1 infection among young men who have sex with men (MSM) and to compare prevalence and risk factors with those reported for young MSM in San Francisco. Methods: A three-stage probability sampling scheme was used to identify residential addresses and eligible respondents in a four contiguous census tract area of Miami Beach, Florida, known as "South Beach". Unmarried men 18-29 years old residing at a randomly selected address for at least 30 days were eligible if they reported ever having sex with a man. After anonymity was assured and informed consent obtained, participants provided a saliva specimen for HIV-1 antibody testing by modified ELISA; then were interviewed and asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Procedures were similar to those reported by Osmond DH, et al. Am J Public Health 1994; 84:1933-1937.Results: Preliminary results for the first 30 MSM enrolled in South Beach (16.7% HIV-1 antibody positive) were remarkably similar to those found in San Francisco (17.6% positive). In both studies, HIV infection was highly associated with receptive anal intercourse (RAI) with 10 or more partners in the past 12 months:(table: see text) Conclusions: In spite of different methods of specimen collection (saliva vs. finger prick), the only studies with representative samples of young MSM living in households in the United States showed nearly identical results.
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Keywords:
- Florida
- HIV Antibodies
- HIV Infections
- Health Surveys
- Homosexuality
- Homosexuality, Male
- Humans
- Male
- Prevalence
- Questionnaires
- Risk Factors
- San Francisco
- United States
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UI: 102217375
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