Interests in HIV prevention topics of HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men

C. Courtenay-Quirk, R. Wolitski, Hoff, J. Parsons

As improved medical treatments have extended the lives of persons with HIV, prevention programs increasingly address these persons' ability to adopt and sustain HIV risk reduction behavior. little is known about which HIV-seropositive persons would most likely use prevention programs or what program topics would best meet the needs of this population. A diverse sample of HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men (MSM, N = 206) rated their interest in a variety of program topics addressing physical and mental health issues. Topics specific to HIV prevention were of interest to most MSM, but the level of interest was generally lower than for other topics. Compared with White MSM, African American MSM had higher overall interest in programs addressing safer sex and programs addressing serostatus disclosure. Higher active coping was related to more interest in a broad range of program topics for HIV-seropositive men, programs addressing safer sex, and programs addressing serostatus disclosure. Risk behavior was not associated with program interests. Gaining a better understanding of interest in a variety of program topics among persons living with HIV is an important step in enhancing HIV transmission prevention programs.C.