Men

In 2009, the largest proportion of diagnoses of HIV infection among adults and adolescents were men who have sex with men (MSM). This category accounted for 57 percent of the estimated number of diagnoses of HIV infection in the 40 states with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting. Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use accounted for approximately 3 percent (1).

However, MSM are not alone in their risk; heterosexual contact accounted for 10 percent of estimated HIV infection diagnoses among male adults and adolescents in 2009, and injection drug use accounted for 6 percent (1).

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Putting Men's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Health Inequities among Men who have Sex with Men (podcast)
From CDC

Prevalence and Awareness of HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—21 Cities, United States, 2008
From CDC's MMWR Weekly; September 24, 2010 / 59(37);1201-1207

HIV among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Research and Resources with Gay Men (PDF)
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco

Abstract: Calculating HIV and Syphilis Rates for Risk Groups: Estimating the National Population Size of Men Who Have Sex with Men
From CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

CDC Analysis Provides New Look at Disproportionate Impact of HIV and Syphilis Among U.S. Gay and Bisexual Men
From CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Acute HIV Infection—New York City, 2008
From CDC's MMWR Weekly; November 27, 2009 / 58(46);1296-1299

Viral Hepatitis—Information for Gay and Bisexual Men (PDF)
From CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis

Consultation on Serosorting Practices among Men who Have Sex with Men (meeting summary)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Man Up: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Florida's Men (PDF)
From Florida Department of Health

HIV Infection Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men—Jackson, Mississippi, 2006–2008
From CDC's MMWR Weekly; February 6, 2009 / 58(04);77-81

HIV and AIDS among Gay and Bisexual Men (PDF)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) (updated slide set)
From CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

HPV and Men
Fact sheet from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention

What Are Heterosexual Men’s HIV Prevention Needs?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco

What Are Transgender Men’s HIV Prevention Needs?
From the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco

Promoting More Gender-equitable Norms and Behaviors Among Young Men as an HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy (PDF)
Report From Instituto Promundo and Horizons

¹ CDC. Basic Statistics. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2011. (cited 2011 Mar 4). Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm.