HIV/AIDS in the lives of gay and bisexual men in the United States
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Hamel, Liz, author Firth, Jamie, author Hoff, Tina, author Kates, Jennifer, author Levine, Sarah, (Of Kaiser Family Foundation), author Dawson, Lindsey, author
- Contributor(s):
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, September 2014
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- epidemiology Attitude to Health Bisexuality Health Care Surveys Health Status HIV Infections -- epidemiology Homosexuality, Male Men's Health United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- From the earliest days of the HIV epidemic, gay and bisexual men have been among the hardest-hit groups in the United States. While gay men make up just 2 percent of the U.S. population, they account for two thirds (66 percent) of new HIV infections, a majority (56 percent) of people living with HIV, and more than half (55 percent) of all AIDS deaths since the epidemic's beginning. It is estimated that 12-13 percent of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. are HIV-positive, including one in five in many major U.S. cities. Gay men are the only group in the country among whom new infections are on the rise; between 2008-2010, new infections rose 12 percent overall among gay men, and 22 percent among younger gay men ages 13-24. Recent research shows that antiretroviral therapy, which already has helped to dramatically increase the quality and length of life for people with HIV, has the potential to play a powerful role in the prevention of HIV. People living with HIV can reduce the risk of transmitting the infection to others by up to 96 percent if they are taking consistent ARV treatment, and for those who are HIV negative, new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers a daily pill that can help them to stay negative. What do gay and bisexual men know and think about HIV, and about these new treatments? What are the obstacles to this population taking greater advantage of them? To help answer these questions, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a survey of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. focusing on attitudes, knowledge, and experiences with HIV/AIDS and new HIV therapies. The survey was conducted July 17-August 3, 2014 with a sample of 431 men who self-identified as either gay or bisexual using a nationally representative, probability-based Internet panel (more details available in the Survey Methodology section of this report). Some highlights of the survey are presented here, and a more comprehensive examination of the survey findings follows.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (32 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101674279 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101674279