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A Qualitative Study Of African American/Black Msm's Experiences Of Participating In A Substance Use And Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention, Mance E. Buttram, Steven P. Kurtz
A Qualitative Study Of African American/Black Msm's Experiences Of Participating In A Substance Use And Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention, Mance E. Buttram, Steven P. Kurtz
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The majority of new HIV infections in the United States are among men who have sex with men (MSM), and African American/Black MSM are especially affected. Employing a grounded theory approach, this study presents qualitative data from 21 African American/Black MSM who participated in a substance use and sexual risk reduction intervention trial (Project ROOM [men Reaching Out to Other Men]) in South Florida. African American/Black MSM from Project ROOM reduced their substance use and sexual risk behaviors at a faster rate than other men in the study. The present study examines how the experiences of participation in Project ROOM …