Although several healthcare interventions have been developed to address HIV among young Black/African American men who have sex with men (YBMSM), the HIV epidemic in the United States continues to disproportionately burden this population. The current study examines previous healthcare discrimination and how it affects HIV intervention delivery. One hundred seventy-two YBMSM participated in the Peer Promotion of Wellness and Enhanced Linkage to Resources (PPOWER) project, which used a short, multi-faceted, community-level intervention based on Community Peers Reaching Out and Modeling Intervention Strategies (Community PROMISE).
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June 2020
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a significant public health burden globally. While HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) have traditionally comprised the majority of sexually acquired HCV cases in the USA, recent studies indicate that HIV-negative MSM and MSM who use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in particular are at increasing risk for incident HCV. Further, in the USA, African Americans are disproportionately burdened by chronic HCV compared with other ethnic groups.
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