Stigma still stops gay men from getting tested for HIV

11 July 2016 - 09:13
By FARREN COLLINS

Even though the number of new HIV infections has lowered globally, the rate of infection among gay men and men who have sex with other men remains disproportionately high.The higher risk from unprotected anal sex, as well as stigma and discrimination, are contributing factors that make the group particularly vulnerable, a new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health showed.

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