HIV AND YOUNG BLACK GAY MEN

描述：(改编自调查人员摘要)：尽管 广泛了解与某些性行为有关的艾滋病毒感染风险 同性恋活跃人群的行为、当前HIV感染率 年轻人，尤其是来自非裔美国人/种族的男性 背景，表明高危行为持续发生 在这些亚群中。来自这些较高风险的未感染男性 同性恋活跃的男性人口中的一部分可能会成为 人口的重要来源之一是制定一项预防性的 艾滋病毒疫苗，如果这种成功的开发发生，一个目标 开展疫苗接种活动的人群。审判。建议的研究结果 研究将提供重要的行为数据，这将促进 可能的疫苗试验研究和整体行为预防计划 针对与男性发生性关系的高风险年轻非裔美国人。 对同性恋活跃的非裔美国人的拟议调查(n=300)和 白人男性(n-100)，年龄在18-29岁之间，所有未感染艾滋病毒和 因此有可能有资格获得预防性艾滋病毒疫苗，将会开发 估计疫苗试验相关的态度和行为。这项研究 还将研究性行为模式及其决定因素，并 有效参与未来疫苗试验的障碍。发现 这项研究将提供关于高风险的急需数据 不同亚群青少年的性行为模式 非裔美国男同性恋者，确定招聘可能存在的困难 这些人参加疫苗试验，并协助提供基本的行为 与艾滋病毒相关健康的整体发展有关的数据 干预措施(例如，针对文化的行为咨询)和 针对年轻的、活跃于同性恋的非洲裔美国人的预防运动。 不管可能的疫苗开发的速度有多快， 年轻人中艾滋病毒感染率总体上持续高企 与男性发生性关系的非裔美国男性使他们成为一个批评者 制定有效、预防的重要目标人群 行为干预。实现二次开发的一种方法 在这一青年高危人群中采取有效的预防措施 非裔美国男同性恋者是通过更好地确定 从种族、文化的角度看这些人的行为，以及 理解具有影响力的独特的亚文化 并引发风险行为，打击有效的风险降低努力。这个 增加黑人男性的样本量将有助于识别 影响风险的亚群和重要的背景因素 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.