HIV, AIDS, and MSM Quiz

1) The term men who have sex with men (MSM) refers to *

a. Gay men only b. All men who have sex with other men, regardless of how they identify themselves (gay, bisexual, or heterosexual). c. Men on the down-low

2) AIDS has been diagnosed for __ MSM since the beginning of the epidemic through 2005 *

a) less than 100,000 b) Over 450,000 c) Over 1,000,000

3) MSM made up ______ of all men living with HIV in 2005, even though only about 5% to 7% of men in the United States reported having sex with other men. *

a) More than two thirds (68%) b) More than one half (53%) c) More than three quarters (78%)

4) In a 2005 study of 5 large US cities, 46% of African American MSM were HIV-positive. *

True False

5) The number of new HIV/AIDS cases among MSM in 2005 was 11% more than the number of cases in 2001. *

True False

6) Between 1985 and 2005, the share of new AIDS diagnoses attributable to sex between men *

a) Fell from 65% to 43% b) Rose from 55% to 75% c) Fell from 80% to 25%

7) The number of HIV diagnoses for MSM decreased during the 1980s and 1990s, but recent surveillance data show an increase in HIV diagnoses for this group. *

True False

8) At the end of 2005, an estimated 217,323 MSM (191,362 MSM and 25,961 MSM who inject drugs) were living with AIDS, representing 67% of male adults and adolescents living with AIDS and 52% of all people living with AIDS *

True False

9) Through its National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system, CDC found that 25% of the MSM surveyed in 5 large US cities were infected with HIV and another 25% of those infected were unaware of their infections. *

True False

10) The rates of risky behaviors are higher among young MSM than among older MSM. *

True False

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