According to CDC estimates, there were 18,153 cases of AIDS among MSM in the U.S. as of December 1998. Researchers attribute the rise to high rates of poverty, unemployment and lack of access to quality health care. Additionally, the stigma of homosexuality may prevent men of color from seeking HIV prevention and treatment services because they do not self-identify as gay or bisexual and do not perceive themselves at risk for HIV infection.
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