Twelve themes related to HIV risk emerged, including low HIV and STD knowledge particularly among Latino MSM and MSM who use the Internet for sexual networking stereotyping of African American MSM as sexually “dominant” and Latino MSM as less likely to be HIV infected and the eroticization of “barebacking.” Twelve intervention approaches also were identified, including developing culturally congruent programming using community-identified assets harnessing social media used by informal networks of MSM and promoting protection within the context of intimate relationships.
Participants self-identified as African American/Black (n=28), Hispanic/Latino (n=33), white (n=21), and bi-racial/ethnic (n=6). An academic-community partnership conducted nine focus groups with 88 MSM. This study was designed to explore sexual risk among MSM using community-based participatory research (CBPR).
Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
