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Examining Racial and Ethnic Minority Differences among YMSM during Recruitment for an Online HIV Prevention Intervention Study
journal contribution
posted on 2012-08-07, 00:00 authored by S.N. Du Bois, S.E. Johnson, B. MustanskiHIV disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority young men who have sex with
men (YMSM). HIV prevention research does not include these YMSM commensurate to
their HIV burden. We examined racial and ethnic differences during a unique three-step
recruitment process for an online, YMSM HIV prevention intervention study (N=660).
Step one was completed in-person; steps two and three online. Fewer Black and Latino
YMSM completed step two – initiating online participation – than White YMSM.
Internet use frequency accounted for the Latino vs. White difference in initiating online
participation, but not the Black vs. White difference. Future online HIV prevention
interventions recruiting diverse YMSM should focus on initiating online engagement
among Black participants.