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ArticleSexually transmitted infections2022

Examining inequities in rates of undiagnosed HIV and rectal STIs in a large nationwide cohort study of sexual minority men.

H Jonathon Rendina, Ali Talan, K Marie Sizemore, Nicola F Tavella, Brian Salfas, Ore Shalhav, Drew Westmoreland, Brian Mustanski, Carlos E Rodríguez-Díaz

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  2. Evolution and Possible Explanations for the Trends in New HIV Diagnoses in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Compared to the Rest of Canada, 1985-2022.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2025
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  3. Organizational Characteristics of Medical-Legal Partnerships in HIV Care: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities through a Mixed Methods Study.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2025
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9 authors.

H Jonathon RendinaDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA hrendina@hunter.cuny.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0148-2852
Ali TalanDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA.
K Marie SizemoreDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA.
Nicola F TavellaDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA.
Brian SalfasDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA.
Ore ShalhavDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York, USA.
Drew WestmorelandInstitute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School for Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA.
Brian MustanskiDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9222-5116
Carlos E Rodríguez-DíazDepartment of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

Examining Modifiable Psychosocial Predictors of HIV Seroconversion in a Large Nationwide Cohort of High Risk MenUH3AI133674 · NIAID · WHITMAN-WALKER INSTITUTE, INC. · PI RENDINA, H. JONATHON · 2019 to 2021
$3.9M
Examining Modifiable Psychosocial Predictors of HIV Seroconversion in a Large Nationwide Cohort of High Risk MenUG3AI133674 · NIAID · HUNTER COLLEGE · PI RENDINA, H. JONATHON · 2017 to 2019
$3.2M
NIAID NIH HHS UG3 AI133674NIAID NIH HHS UH3 AI133674
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSexual minority men (SMM) of colour are disproportionately impacted by HIV and bacterial STIs (bSTIs). To better understand within-group heterogeneity and differential risk factors by race and ethnicity, we sought to examine rates of undiagnosed HIV and rectal bSTI at the intersection of racial and ethnic identity with other sociodemographic factors.

methodsWe examined data from 8105 SMM conducting home-based self-testing at enrolment in a nationwide cohort study collected from November 2017 to August 2018. We conducted analyses stratified by racial and ethnic groups to examine within-group (ie, subgroup) unadjusted rates of HIV and rectal bSTI infection across a range of characteristics.

resultsRates of undiagnosed HIV were highest among Black (4.3%, n=39) and Latino (2.4%, n=38) SMM, with lower rates among those identified as multiracial (1.6%, n=15), white (1.3%, n=56) and other races (1.3%, n=6). Across the stratified analyses of HIV infection, 15 significant associations emerged showing that age, region, insurance type, sexual positioning and incarceration history had differential impacts across racial and ethnic groups. In particular, private and public insurance were protective against HIV for white but not Black and Latino SMM, and incarceration was associated with substantially higher rates of HIV infection for Black and Latino SMM relative to white SMM. We found significant co-occurrence of HIV and bSTI rates for participants who identified as Latino (OR=7.5, 95% CI 2.12 to 26.54), white (OR=3.19, 95% CI 1.14 to 8.98) and multiracial (OR=5.5, 95% CI 1.08 to 27.90), but not those who identified as Black (OR=0.82, 95% CI 0.10 to 6.56) or other races (OR=3.56 95% CI 0.31 to 40.80).

conclusionsStratified analyses showed differential rates of HIV infection at the intersection of racial and ethnic groups with other characteristics, particularly insurance status and incarceration history, pointing to structural inequities rather than individual behaviours underlying disproportionately high rates of HIV for Black and Latino SMM.

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HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexually Transmitted DiseasesBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesHumansMalebacterial infectionsepidemiologyHIVHIV seroprevalence

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PMID34193532
PMCPMC9120386

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