4366.0 HIV Risk among Diverse Groups of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Joint Session of the HIV/AIDS Section and the LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
The purpose of this session is to explore issues related specifically to men who have sex with men within the context of HIV. Presentations will explore the factors associated with racial stigma among MSM, prevention efforts, treatment challenges among MSM, disclosure of MSM and HIV status, and challenges that continue to face MSM communities. This session provides the opportunity to understand issues related to MSM in the context of the epidemic today. Participants will have opportunities to discuss both primary and secondary prevention.
Session Objectives: Identify areas of stigma that influence MSM behavior and prevention efforts Discuss factors that impact HIV risk behaviors among MSM
Organizers:
Paul A. Gilbert, ScM and Brian Dodge, PhD
Moderators:
Michael W. Plankey, PhD and Amanda E. Tanner, PhD, MPH

4:30pm
A strengths-based risk reduction intervention for highly vulnerable urban gay men
Steven P. Kurtz, PhD, Ron Stall, PhD and Jason C. Weaver, BA
     
4:45pm
An empirical test of racial differences in affiliation with and perceived racial stigma within the gay community: Implications for understanding HIV risk
Rahwa Haile, PhD, Edith Parker, DrPH and Mark B. Padilla, PhD, MPH
5:00pm
Image Over Risk Reduction: Perceptions of Masculinity as HIV Risk Factors Among Nongay-Identifying HIV-Positive Black MSMW
Kimberly Kisler, MPH, CHES and John K. Williams, MD
     
5:15pm
HIV prevention among urban Hispanic/Latino MSM: A qualitative study of service preference
Christine Duclos, PhD, MPH, Arman Lorz, Alexia Eslan, MBA, David Salinas, MPH and Rodolfo Vega, PhD
     
5:30pm
HIV risk and HIV testing among men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women in Baltimore, Maryland
Catherine Maulsby, MPH, Frank Sifakis, MPH, PhD, Colin Flynn, ScM and David Holtgrave, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by: LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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