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Objectives: Not enough is known about the HIV high-risk sexual behaviors of young men who have sex with men (YMSM), and this is especially the case among ethnic minorities. This study examined racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among YMSM across the United States. Design: Face-to-face interviews were conducted among randomly selected participants in venues identified with large samples of ethnic minority YMSM. Methods: Participants (N = 2612) were systematically sampled from venues in 13 U.S. cities representing four ethnic strata (African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and mixed ethnicity). Results: Twenty-two percent of the sample reported that their last sexual contact with their main sexual partner, someone other than a main sexual partner, or both involved unprotected anal intercourse. Participants from Asian/Pacific Islander sites, mixed sites, and Hispanic sites were more likely than participants from African American sites to report unprotected anal intercourse. Moreover, within the mixed sites, Hispanic participants, followed by Asian/Pacific Islander and White participants, were more likely than African American participants to report unprotected anal intercourse. Conclusions: Interventions are needed that are responsive to the racial/ethnic differences in HIV risk behaviors of YMSM throughout urban American cities.
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Peterson, J.L., Bakeman, R., Stokes, J. et al. Original Research: Racial/Ethnic Patterns of HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association 5, 155–162 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014214228209
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