ArticleJournal of community health2013
Substance use and sexual risk mediated by social support among Black men.
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- The impact of spiritual well-being and social support on substance use treatment outcomes within a sample of predominantly Black/African American adults.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- A randomized trial of a behavioral intervention for high risk substance-using MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2013Trial
- A qualitative study of multilevel resilience mechanisms to counter intersectional stigma among black men who have sex with men in a Southern United States city.Discover public health · 2026Article
- A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the NIH Emotions Toolbox Among People Living with HIV and Who May Use Methamphetamine.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Strong Ethnic Identity Buffers the Association of Heterosexism with Substance Use Among Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Demographic and HIV Status Diversities as Mechanisms of Social Integration and Segregation Among Black Sexual and Gender Minorities Enrolled in a Community-Based Social Network Intervention.Social networks · 2023Article
- "I feel like marijuana is the only drug that wouldn't kill me": perceptions of cannabis use in previously incarcerated Black men who have sex with other men.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Associations between depressive esymptoms and identity-specific social support among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in Baltimore City, Maryland.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2023Article
- The Mediating Role of Social Support in the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Adolescent Drug Abuse Identification.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Comparing Web-Based Platforms for Promoting HIV Self-Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake in High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- The Healthy Young Men's Cohort: Health, Stress, and Risk Profile of Black and Latino Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM).Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2020Article
- Social Networks Moderate the Syndemic Effect of Psychosocial and Structural Factors on HIV Risk Among Young Black Transgender Women and Men who have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Anxiety, Stigma, and Intention to Use Illicit Drugs Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- An inverse relationship between perceived social support and substance use frequency in socially stigmatized populations.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Past year and prior incarceration and HIV transmission risk among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the USAIDS care · 2019Article
- Differential Patterns of Risk and Vulnerability Suggest the Need for Novel Prevention Strategies for Black Bisexual Men in the HPTN 061 Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2018Article
- A Qualitative Study of African American/Black MSM's Experiences of Participating in a Substance Use and Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
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- Perceived Risk of HIV Infection Among Drug-Using African American Male Prisoners: One Year After Community Re-entry.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
- Relationship between quality of life and unprotected anal intercourse among Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Health and social disparities are widespread among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although literature indicates that Black MSM (BMSM) are no more likely than other MSM to report sexual risk behaviors, such as unprotected anal intercourse, studies have reported that buying and trading sex appear to be important risk factors for BMSM. Substance use generally is not significantly greater among BMSM than other MSM, studies have found that BMSM report more powder and crack cocaine use than other MSM. The lack of adequate coping skills and social support for BMSM has also been documented. This paper examines differences in substance use, sexual risk behaviors and social support among Black and non-black MSM, in a sample of 515 men participating in a randomized intervention trial. BMSM reported higher rates of substance dependence (72.2 vs. 59.5%, P = .015) and buying sex (49.1 vs. 17.4%, P < .000) than non-Black MSM. BMSM also reported lower levels of social support than other MSM on all measures included in the study; e.g., getting help and emotional support from others (38.0 vs. 52.8%, P < .006). Mediation analyses showed that BMSM's higher rates of substance dependence and buying sex are partially mediated by lower levels of social support. Our data appear to show that lack of social support is an important influence on risk behaviors among BMSM. Qualitative data also supported these findings. Sexual risk and substance use prevention interventions should address BMSM's capacity to build adequate and supportive relationships.
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