HIV Surveillance Special Report — Number 31

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HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021

Key Findings

This HIV Surveillance Special Report is published by the Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch of the Division of HIV Prevention; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia.

HIV Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men Without HIV
This chart shows the percentage of gay and bisexual men without HIV who were tested for HIV.

* Having had an HIV test during the 12 months before the interview.

Source: CDC. HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2023; 31.

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PrEP Awareness and Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men Without HIV
This chart shows the percentage of gay and bisexual men without HIV who were aware of PrEP and who used PrEP.

Abbreviations: PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis.

* Took PrEP at any point during the 12 months before interview.

Data include all participants who did not report a previous positive HIV test result and participants who received their first positive HIV test result less than 12 months before interview.

Source: CDC. HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2023; 31.

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HIV Treatment Among Gay and Bisexual Men With HIV
This chart shows the percentage of gay and bisexual men with HIV who are currently taking HIV medicine.

* Taking HIV medicine at the time of the interview.

Data include all participants who reported having ever received a positive HIV test result, regardless of NHBS HIV test result.

Source: CDC. HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2023; 31.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 13 U.S. Cities, 2021. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2023; 31. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance-special-reports/no-31/index.html Published January 2023. Accessed [date].

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Acknowledgments

This report was prepared by the following CDC staff and contractors: Dafna Kanny, Anna Teplinskaya, Teresa Finlayson, Catlainn Sionean, Jeff Todd, Johanna Chapin-Bardales, Savannah Harris, Rebecca Hershow, Amy Baugher, Julie Berg, and Cyprian Wejnert, for the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) Study Group

We thank the NHBS participants and the DHP editorial staff (Michael Friend) for their efforts in making this report possible.

NHBS Project Areas

NHBS Study Group

Atlanta, GA: Pascale Wortley, Genetha Mustaafaa, Dena Elimam
Baltimore, MD: Colin Flynn, Danielle German
Boston, MA: Monina Klevens, Shauna Onofrey, Conall O’Cleirigh
Chicago, IL: Antonio D. Jimenez, Darlene Nolasco Magana, Irina Tabidze
Dallas, TX: Sylvia Odem, Jie Deng, Margaret Vaaler
Denver, CO: Alia Al-Tayyib, Jessica Forsyth
Detroit, MI: Emily Higgins, Vivian Griffin, Corrine Sanger
Houston, TX: Salma Khuwaja, Paige Padgett
Los Angeles, CA: Ekow Kwa Sey, Yingbo Ma, Hugo Santacruz
Memphis, TN: Monica Kent, Jack Marr, Meredith Brantley
Miami, FL: Daniel C. Grischy, David Forrest, Monica Faraldo
Nassau-Suffolk, NY: Ashley Tate, Meaghan Abrego, Carol-Ann Swain
New Orleans, LA: William T. Robinson, Narquis Barak, Meredith Booth
New York City, NY: Alexis Rivera, Sarah Braunstein, Pablo Martinez
Newark, NJ: Afework Wogayehu, Corey Rosmarin-DeStafano, Anindita Fahad
Philadelphia, PA: Kathleen A. Brady, Oluwatoyin Olubiyi, Tanner Nassau
Portland, OR: Timothy W. Menza, E. Roberto Orellana, Lauren Lipira
San Diego, CA: Adam Bente, Stephanie Sanz, Nabeeh Hasan
San Francisco, CA: Willi McFarland, Moranda Tate, Erin C Wilson
San Juan, PR: Yadira Rolón-Colón, Jorge Rodríguez-Lebrón
Seattle, WA: Sara Glick, Jennifer Reuer
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA: Jennifer Kienzle, Jamell James, Alexandra Baldwin
Washington, DC: Adam Allston, Irene Kuo, DeEnna Wedding
CDC: Behavioral Surveillance Team