Forced Sex, MSM, and HIV/STIs Introduction This paper examines the role of sexual violence in young men and boys who identify as men who have sex with men (MSM), and surmises its effects on high risk behaviors and HIV/STI transmission and acquisition. There is limited research on sexual violence as a predicate for HIV/STI risk and drug use in MSM. Increasingly higher rates of HIV/STIs in MSM have driven researchers to investigate the behavioral correlates and demography of this sexual minority population, but few studies have considered the subjective experience of sexual violence and poverty as indicators for high risk sexual behavior, including HIV/STI transmission, and illicit drug use among MSM. The relationship between the prevalence and correlates of experiencing sexual violence by a male in MSM and risk for drug use and STIs highlights the need for evidence-based multi-component interventions to address syndemic health disparities in this unique and d...
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