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The high prevalence of incarceration history among black men who have sex with men in the United States: Associations and implications

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  • Brewer, R.A.
  • Magnus, M.
  • Kuo, I.
  • Wang, L.
  • Liu, T.-Y.
  • Mayer, K.H.

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Objectives. We examined lifetime incarceration history and its association with key characteristics among 1553 Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) recruited in 6 US cities. Methods. We conducted bivariate analyses of data collected from the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 study from July 2009 through December 2011 to examine the relationship between incarceration history and demographic and psychosocial variables predating incarceration and multivariate logistic regression analyses to explore the associations between incarceration history and demographic and psychosocial variables found to be significant. We then used multivariate logistic regression models to explore the independent association between incarceration history and 6 outcome variables. Results. After adjusting for confounders, we found that increasing age, transgender identity, heterosexual or straight identity, history of childhood violence, and childhood sexual experience were significantly associated with incarceration history. A history of incarceration was also independently associated with any alcohol and drug use in the past 6 months. Conclusions. The findings highlight an elevated lifetime incarceration history among a geographically diverse sample of BMSM and the need to adequately assess the impact of incarceration among BMSM in the United States.

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  • Brewer, R.A. & Magnus, M. & Kuo, I. & Wang, L. & Liu, T.-Y. & Mayer, K.H., 2014. "The high prevalence of incarceration history among black men who have sex with men in the United States: Associations and implications," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(3), pages 448-454.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301786_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301786
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    2. English, Devin & Carter, Joseph A. & Bowleg, Lisa & Malebranche, David J. & Talan, Ali J. & Rendina, H. Jonathon, 2020. "Intersectional social control: The roles of incarceration and police discrimination in psychological and HIV-related outcomes for Black sexual minority men," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
    3. Joy D. Scheidell & Farzana Kapadia & Rodman E. Turpin & Medha Mazumdar & Typhanye V. Dyer & Jonathan Feelemyer & Charles M. Cleland & Russell Brewer & Sharon D. Parker & Natalia M. Irvine & Molly Remc, 2022. "Incarceration, Social Support Networks, and Health among Black Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women: Evidence from the HPTN 061 Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-15, September.
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