HIV AND YOUNG BLACK GAY MEN

描述：（改编自研究者摘要）：尽管 艾滋病毒感染风险与某些性行为有关的广泛知识 行为，目前的事件艾滋病毒感染率在同性性行为活跃 年轻男性，尤其是非裔美国人/种族 背景，表明继续发生较高的风险行为 在这些亚群中。 未受感染的男性从这些高风险 部分同性恋活跃的男性人口可能会成为 预防性开发的重要来源人群之一 艾滋病毒疫苗，如果这种成功的发展发生， 开展疫苗接种运动。 审判 建议的结果 研究将提供重要的行为数据， 可能的疫苗试验研究和整体行为预防计划 针对的是与男性发生性关系的高风险年轻非洲裔美国男性。 对同性恋活跃的非洲裔美国人（n=300）和 白色男性（n-100），年龄在18-29岁之间，均未感染艾滋病毒， 因此可能有资格获得预防性艾滋病毒疫苗， 对疫苗试验相关态度和行为的估计。 研究 还将研究性行为模式及其决定因素， 有效参与未来疫苗试验的障碍。 结果 本研究将提供关于高风险的急需数据 年轻人的各种性行为模式 非裔美国男同性恋者，找出可能的困难，在招聘 这些人进入疫苗试验，并协助提供基本的行为， 与艾滋病毒相关健康的总体发展有关的数据 干预（例如，特定文化的行为咨询）和 与年轻的同性恋活跃的非洲裔美国人的预防运动。 不管可能的疫苗开发的速度如何， 青年人感染艾滋病毒的总比率仍然很高 与男性发生性关系的非洲裔美国人使他们成为一个关键的 发展有效的、预防性的 行为干预。 一种实现开发的方法 有效的预防措施，在这一高风险的年轻人， 非洲裔美国男同性恋者是通过更好地确定的意义， 从这些人的种族和文化角度来看， 了解独特的亚文化，有助于影响 并引发风险行为，打击有效的风险降低努力。 的 增加黑人男子的样本量将有助于确定 亚群和影响风险的重要背景因素 行为。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from the Investigator's Abstract): Despite widespread knowledge of HIV infection risk associated with certain sexual behaviors, current incident HIV infection rate in homosexually active younger men and especially men from African-American ethnic/racial backgrounds, indicate continuing occurrence of higher risk behaviors within these subpopulations. Uninfected men from these higher risk segments of the homosexually active male population will likely serve as one of the important source populations in the development of a preventive HIV vaccine and, should such successful development occur, a target population for vaccination campaign. trials. The results of the proposed study will provide important behavioral data that will facilitate both possible vaccine trial studies and overall behavioral prevention programs directed at high risk young African-American men who have sex with men. The proposed survey of homosexually active African-American (n=300) and White men (n-100), between the ages of 18-29 years, all HIV uninfected and so potentially eligible for preventive HIV vaccines, will develop estimates of vaccine trials-related attitudes and behaviors. The study will also examine sexual behavior patterns and their determinants and barriers to effective participation in future vaccine trials. Findings from this study will provide critically needed data concerning high risk sexual behavior pattern's in various subpopulations of young African-American gay men, identify possible difficulties in recruiting these men into vaccine trials, and assist in providing basic behavioral data relevant to the overall development of HIV-related health interventions (e.g., culturally-specific behavioral counseling) and prevention campaigns with young, homosexually active African-American men. Regardless of the speed by which a possible vaccine is developed, the overall continuing high rates of incident HIV infections among young African American men who have sex with men makes them a critically important target population for the development of efficacious, preventive behavioral interventions. One method for accomplishing the development of efficacious prevention efforts in this high risk population of young African-American gay men is through better determination of the meaning of behavior from the ethnic, cultural perspective of these men as well as an understanding of the unique subcultures present that serve to influence and trigger risk behavior hammering effective risk reduction efforts. The increased sample size of Black men will facilitate - identification of subpopulations and significant contextual factors which influence risk behaviors.