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HIV infections among US men who have sex with men showed no overall change from 2010 to 2019

HIV infections among US men who have sex with men showed no overall change from 2010 to 2019
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Key Takeaway
Note: HIV incidence among US MSM showed no overall decline from 2010-2019 per surveillance data.

A CDC Vital Signs report described trends in HIV infections among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the United States from 2010 to 2019. The report found that new HIV infections did not change overall during this period. Specific interventions, comparators, and exact population or infection numbers were not reported. The report is a descriptive public health surveillance summary, not a clinical trial or formal cohort study. It did not include data on safety, tolerability, or adverse events related to any specific prevention or treatment strategy. Key limitations include the lack of detailed methodology, sample size, statistical measures, and analysis of potential contributing factors or disparities within the population. The practice relevance is restrained; the finding indicates a stalled national trend in HIV incidence within a key population, underscoring the need for ongoing evaluation and implementation of comprehensive prevention strategies, but it does not provide evidence for or against specific clinical interventions.

Study Details

EvidenceLevel 5
PublishedDec 2021
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This report describes HIV infections among men who have sex with men and how new infections did not change overall during 2010-2019.
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