HIV/AIDS In The Lives Of Gay And Bisexual Men In The United States
Executive Summary
KFF analysis of CDC data.
KFF analysis of CDC data.
CDC, HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- 21 Cities, United States, 2008, MMWR, Volume 60(21), June 2011.
CDC, Estimated HIV Incidence in the United States, 2007-2010. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/statistics_hssr_vol_17_no_4.pdf
National Institutes of Health, Treating HIV-infected People with Antiretrovirals Protects Partners from Infection, May 12, 2011. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2011/pages/hptn052.aspx
U.S. Food and Drug Administration news release, July 16, 2012. http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm312210.htm
This analysis excludes those who selected “not applicable” for each item (4 percent for friends, 33 percent for casual sexual partners, 21 percent for long-term sexual partners).
This analysis excludes the 10 percent who self-identify as HIV-positive.
This analysis excludes the 16 percent who selected “not applicable” for the question about condom use.
This analysis excludes the 10 percent who self-identify as HIV-positive.
Section 1: Importance Of HIV/AIDS As An Issue, Personal Concern, And Personal Connections
CDC, Estimated HIV Incidence in the United States, 2007-2010. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/statistics_hssr_vol_17_no_4.pdf
Note that the sample size of the survey of gay and bisexual men does not allow us to break out the responses for African Americans specifically.
Throughout this report, comparison data for the general public and Black Americans (another group at high risk for HIV infection) come from KFF’s July Health Tracking Poll, a monthly nationally-representative telephone survey. Full results of that survey are available at https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8618-t.pdf
KFF analysis of CDC data.
CDC, HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- 21 Cities, United States, 2008, MMWR, Volume 60(21), June 2011.
CDC, Monitoring Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Objectives by Using HIV Surveillance Data—United States and 6 Dependent Areas—2011, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Volume 18(5), October 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/2011_Monitoring_HIV_Indicators_HSSR_FINAL.pdf
Section 2: Awareness And Opinions About HIV Prevention And Treatment
Department of Health and Human Services, Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents/Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Treatment-Naive Patients, May 1, 2014. http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/html/1/adult-and-adolescent-arv-guidelines/10/initiating-art-in-treatment-na%C3%AFve-patients
National Institutes of Health, Treating HIV-infected People with Antiretrovirals Protects Partners from Infection, May 12, 2011 http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2011/pages/hptn052.aspx
Section 3: Perceived Barriers, Stigma, And Talking About HIV
This analysis excludes those who selected “not applicable” for each item (4 percent for friends, 7 percent for family, 21 percent for long-term sexual partners, 33 percent for casual sexual partners).
This analysis excludes the 26 percent who selected “not applicable” for this question.
Section 4: Condom Use And HIV Testing
CDC, Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel. http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/latex.htm
This analysis excludes the 16 percent who selected “Not applicable” for this question.
CDC, HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/gender/msm/facts/index.html
This analysis excludes the 10 percent who self-identify as HIV-positive.
Section 5: Information And The Role Of Different Groups
Kaiser Family Foundation, HIV/AIDS at 30: A Public Opinion Perspective, June 1, 2011. https://www.kff.org/hivaids/report/hivaids-at-30-a-public-opinion-perspective/
Survey Methodology
Details about KnowledgePanel sampling, recruitment, and weighting methodology, including details about how design weights are calculated, is available at http://www.knowledgenetworks.com/knpanel/docs/knowledgepanel(R)-design-summary-description.pdf