Profiles of HIV Risk, Sexual Power, and Decision-Making among Sexual Minority Men of Color Who Engage in Transactional Sex: A Latent Profile Analysis

S Raquel Ramos, David T Lardier Jr, Donte T Boyd, José I Gutierrez Jr, Eliana Carasso, David Houng, Trace Kershaw, S Raquel Ramos, David T Lardier Jr, Donte T Boyd, José I Gutierrez Jr, Eliana Carasso, David Houng, Trace Kershaw

Abstract

Though the transmission of HIV is preventable, there were still 37,968 new documented cases in the United States in 2018. HIV incidence is disproportionate in sexual minority men of color. The purpose of this study was to examine sexual relationship power risk profiles to identify distinct subgroups within the profiles who carry the highest HIV risk. Latent class profile analysis was used to identify subgroups of sexual minority men of color at the highest risk for contracting HIV based on their sexual power profiles. Among 322 sexual minority men, we identified four latent profiles. Profile 1: Low transactional sex and high power (n = 133; 14.3%); Profile 2: Transactional sex, high decision-making in sexual relationships, and low control in sexual relationship (n = 99; 30.7%); Profile 3: Low transactional sex, low decision-making, and moderate control (n = 43; 13.4%); Profile 4: High transactional sex and low power (n = 47; 14.6%). LPA was useful to identify distinct subgroups based on measures of sexual risk and relationship sexual power. Findings carry significant implications for developing tailored strategies to increase HIV knowledge and related HIV prevention and risk reduction services for sexual minority men of color who engage in transactional sex.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04061915.

Keywords: HIV; MSM; latent profile analysis; pre-exposure prophylaxis; sexual behavior; sexual relationship power; transactional sex; young adult.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Sexual power profiles using standardized means.

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