AIDS 2012: Health Disparities and the U.S. MSM Epidemic

Updates from the International AIDS Conference oral abstract session on health disparities among U.S. men who have sex with men (MSM). The Fenway Institute's Dr. Kenneth Mayer presented findings from the HPTN 061 study involving Black MSM.

  1. Health Disparities and the U.S. MSM HIV Epidemic
    Oral Abstract Session
    23.07.2012, 11:00-12:30

    Darrell Wheeler, United States
    Kevin Fenton, United States

    Trends in HIV prevalence and HIV testing among young MSM: five United States cities, 1994-2008A. 
    Oster, C. Johnson, B. Le, T. Finlayson, A. Balaji, A. Lansky, J. Mermin, L. Valleroy, D. MacKellar, S. Behel, G. Paz-Bailey, YMS and NHBS Study Groups

    Equal behaviors, unequal risks: the role of partner transmission potential in racial HIV disparities among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the USE. 
    Rosenberg, C. Kelley, B. O'Hara, P. Frew, J. Peterson, T. Sanchez, C. del Rio, P. Sullivan

    An evolving concentrated epidemic: comparison of socioeconomic, behavioural and biological factors among newly diagnosed, previously diagnosed and HIV-negative black men who have sex with men in six US cities (HPTN 061)
    K. Mayer, L. Wang, B. Koblin, C. Mao, S. Mannheimer, M. Magnus, C. del Rio, S. Buchbinder, L. Wilton, V. Cummings, C. Watson, S. Griffith, D. Wheeler, HPTN 061 Protocol Team

    Correlates of HIV incidence among black men who have sex with men in 6 U.S. cities (HPTN 061)
    B. Koblin, K. Mayer, S. Eshleman, L. Wang, S. Shoptaw, C. del Rio, S. Buchbinder, M. Magnus, S. Mannheimer, T.-Y. Liu, V. Cummings, E. PiwowarManning, S. Fields, S. Griffith, V. Elharrar, D. Wheeler, HPTN 061 Study Team

    Foreign location of birth and time since immigration are associated with HIV status among Latino MSM in the United States
    A. Oster, K. Russell, R. Wiegand, B. Le, E. Valverde, D. Forrest, M. Cribbin, G. Paz-Bailey, NHBS Study Group

    Racial disparities in antiretroviral therapy use and viral suppression among sexually active HIV-positive men who have sex with men receiving medical care: United States, Medical Monitoring Project, 2009 data collection cycle
    L. Beer, A. Oster, C. Mattson, J. Skarbinski
  2. Overview of the session we're livetweeting from, on Black MSM and HIV: ow.ly/cqNnZ
  3. A. Oster is speaking about a study of MSM in 5 US cities #AIDS2012
  4. Oster: Study of men ages 18-29 who reported having at least one male sex partner in last 6 months #AIDS2012
  5. Oster: HIV prevalence was stable among MSM 18-22 yrs, may have increased among MSM age 23-29. In both, HIV testing increased #AIDS2012
  6. Oster: Gains in #HIV testing among young US MSM are encouraging #AIDS2012
  7. Question asks A. Oster about racial disparities in prevalence; there were large disparities but sample size (in this one study) was small
  8. Question asks Oster about data on drug use, Asian/PI MSM #AIDS2012
  9. Eli Rosenberg: role of partner transmission in racial MSM #HIV disparities #AIDS2012
  10. Rosenberg: MSM bear burden of HIB incidence; need to consider individual perspective to measure risk #AIDS2012
  11. Rosenberg: Our toolkit of risk measures is limited: HIV prevalence, community viral load, population viral load - need broader #AIDS2012
  12. Rosenberg's new measure - TPP - proportion of individuals in population with viral load high enough to transmit #HIV #AIDS2012
  13. Rosenberg: 25 percent of Black MSM participants in Atlanta had viral load above 400, compared to only 8 percent of White MSM #AIDS2012
  14. Rosenberg: Black MSM significantly more likely to have partner with HIV transmission potential #AIDS2012
  15. Rosenberg: TPP partner model suggests limited potential of behavioral interventions alone to eliminate disparities #AIDS2012
  16. Q for Rosenberg: Any more data on strata of viral load, related risk? Rosenberg: More focused on establishing measure #AIDS2012
  17. Q for Rosenberg: Did you do any socioeconomic analysis of MSM racial disparities? A: We have the data, have yet to do that. #AIDS2012
  18. Rosenberg: Just beginning to expand our concept of what prevalence is, layer of viral load is very important. #AIDS2012
  19. Kenneth H. Mayer, MD of The Fenway Institute presents on the results of HPTN 061 at the XIX International AIDS Conference.
  20. Ken Mayer of The Fenway Inst. at @FenwayHealth is speaking on data on black/white MSM in 6 US cities (HPTN 061) #AIDS2012
  21. For more information on HIV Prevention Trials Network study HPTN 061, visit the link below: 

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