1. A Longitudinal Analysis of Treatment Optimism and HIV Acquisition and Transmission Risk Behaviors Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in HPTN 061
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Levy, Matthew E, Phillips, Gregory, Magnus, Manya, Kuo, Irene, Beauchamp, Geetha, Emel, Lynda, Hucks-Ortiz, Christopher, Hamilton, Erica L, Wilton, Leo, Chen, Iris, Mannheimer, Sharon, Tieu, Hong-Van, Scott, Hyman, Fields, Sheldon D, Del Rio, Carlos, Shoptaw, Steven, and Mayer, Kenneth
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Male ,Adult ,Social Work ,HIV Infections ,Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM/LGBT*) ,Condoms ,Substance Misuse ,Risk-Taking ,Clinical Research ,2.3 Psychological ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Humans ,Longitudinal Studies ,Condom use ,Aetiology ,Black men who have sex with men ,African Americans ,Depression ,Age Factors ,HIV ,Homosexuality ,Middle Aged ,Treatment optimism ,Black or African American ,Logistic Models ,Sexual Partners ,Good Health and Well Being ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Public Health and Health Services ,HIV/AIDS ,Public Health ,social and economic factors ,Infection ,Sexual risk behaviors - Abstract
Little is known about HIV treatment optimism and risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). Using longitudinal data from BMSM in the HPTN 061 study, we examined participants' self-reported comfort with having condomless sex due to optimistic beliefs regarding HIV treatment. We assessed correlates of treatment optimism and its association with subsequent risk behaviors for HIV acquisition or transmission using multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equations. Independent correlates of treatment optimism included age ≥35years, annual household income
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- 2017