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The Role Of Msm Status, Race, And Marijuana Use In Hiv Risk Among Adult Males In The Columbus, Oh Region, Andrea M. Hager
The Role Of Msm Status, Race, And Marijuana Use In Hiv Risk Among Adult Males In The Columbus, Oh Region, Andrea M. Hager
Master of Public Health Program Student Publications
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a life-long illness that affects millions across the globe. Young adult males, especially men who have sex with men (MSM), are at significant risk for the virus. This project examined a hypothesized association between marijuana use and HIV infection, comorbidity of HIV and other STIs, and potentially confounding variables in a sample of men tested for HIV in Columbus, Ohio.
The sample included a total of 898 non-Hispanic/Latino males (294 White, 604 Black/African-American, non-Hispanic/Latino males aged 18 to 74 years. All were tested for HIV between February 2013 and April 2013 by Columbus (Ohio) …