ArticleAIDS and behavior2022
Where is Rural? Examining the Effect of Rural Classification Method on Disparities in HIV and STI Testing Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.
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- Correlates of HIV and STI Testing in Rural Southern Substance Using-Men who have Sex with Men: A Behavioral Model for Health Services Use Approach.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Characteristics Associated with HIV Testing Frequency Among Gay and Bisexual Cisgender Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States: Cross-sectional Study.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Lessons Learned From a Trial of a Bilingual Community-Based Peer Navigation And mHealth Intervention to Address HIV, STI, HCV, and Mpox Inequities Among GBQMSM and Transgender and Nonbinary Persons in Appalachia.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2025Article
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- Risk and demographic factors associated with STI testing adherence among non-single men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Distance as a barrier to HIV testing among sexual and gender minority populations in the rural southern US: a cross-sectional study.Rural and remote health · 2023Article
- Willingness to Participate in and Preferences for Studies of mHealth HIV Prevention Interventions: Cross-Sectional Study Among Sexual and Gender Minority Groups in the Southern United States.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Willingness to use and preferences for long-acting injectable PrEP among sexual and gender minority populations in the southern United States, 2021-2022: cross-sectional study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Urban-Rural Disparities in Pediatric HIV Testing Uptake in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the majority of new HIV diagnoses in the United States, including in rural areas, and MSM in rural areas face additional barriers to accessing culturally competent and appropriate HIV/STI preventive care. Multiple methods have been used to classify areas in the United States as rural, but none of these methods is specifically designed to classify areas with respect to access to culturally competent care for MSM. Using data from a large, cross-sectional study of MSM we assessed the effect of using three different methods for classifying rurality on measurements of sexual behavior and HIV/STI testing uptake. We found that the prevalence of condomless anal sex and PrEP eligibility was similar across levels of rurality regardless of the method of classification used. Across all measures of rurality, rural MSM were less likely to have tested for HIV and STIs than non-rural MSM. The disparity in HIV/STI testing persisted even in the most inclusive measure of rurality used, indicating that HIV/STI prevention studies should consider using an inclusive approach to identifying and defining rurality.
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