TY - JOUR T1 - Differences in HIV risk behaviors among black and white men who have sex with men. AU - Crosby,Richard, AU - Holtgrave,David R, AU - Stall,Ron, AU - Peterson,John L, AU - Shouse,Luke, PY - 2007/6/15/pubmed PY - 2008/1/18/medline PY - 2007/6/15/entrez SP - 744 EP - 8 JF - Sexually transmitted diseases JO - Sex Transm Dis VL - 34 IS - 10 N2 - OBJECTIVES: Surveillance findings consistently indicate that black men who have sex with men (MSM) experience a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS compared with white MSM. This study tested the hypothesis that black MSM engage in greater levels of HIV risk behaviors than white MSM and sought to determine if self-reported HIV serostatus moderated any of the observed differences. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of MSM was conducted by recruiting men from gay-identified venues in a large metropolitan area of the southern United States. Data were collected by face-to-face interview. RESULTS: The hypothesis was only supported for one measure of HIV risk behavior: The average number of main (steady) sex partners in the past year was significantly greater among black men (P < 0.0001). However, black and white MSM did not significantly differ in unprotected sex with serodiscordant partners. Racial differences in sexual risk behavior were found only for HIV-negative men and indicated greater protective behavior for black men. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that fewer black MSM, compared with white MSM, engage in HIV sexual risk behaviors but only among HIV-negative men. Identifying the epidemiologic dynamics driving HIV infection among black MSM that go beyond individual-level risk behaviors may be warranted. SN - 0148-5717 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17565334/Differences_in_HIV_risk_behaviors_among_black_and_white_men_who_have_sex_with_men_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31804f81de DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -