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FACTSHEET
2015
HIV Among Young Black Men Who
Have Sex with Men in Michigan
Figure 1. Young MSM currently living with HIV
infection by race
Black
White
Other
7%
12%
Nationally and in Michigan, the fastest
growing population of HIV-positive
persons are young black males (ages
13-24) who have sex with males
(YBMSM).
 Young MSM (ages 13-24) account for 600 cases
of HIV infection in Michigan. Of those, 81 percent are black.
81%
Figure 2. Viral suppression rates among young MSM living with HIV in Michigan
80%
 People living with HIV are
 Fifty-one percent of YBMSM
are virally suppressed.
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 Among young MSM, YBMSM
are less likely to achieve viral
suppression compared to
young MSM of other races.
70%
Viral Suppression Rate
said to be virally suppressed
when they have a viral load of
<200 copies/mL of blood.
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Black
Hispanic
White
Multi/Other
Figure 3. Thirteen through 19 year olds vs. persons 20 and older at HIV diagnosis by race and risk
 Between
2009 and
2013, MSM were 56
percent of all new HIV
diagnoses. Of these, 57
percent were black.
 MSM between the ages
of 13 and 19 are more
likely to be black than
those 20 years and older.
 Sixty-three percent of
HIV–infected teens are
black and had infections
attributed to having sex
with men (MSM), including MSM/Injection
drug users (IDU).
Black
MSM
63%
Other
nonMSM
2%
Other
MSM
5%
White
nonMSM
3%
Black
nonMSM
20%
White
MSM
7%
13-19 YEARS
20+ YEARS
Other
MSM
5%
White
nonMSM
10%
Other
nonMSM
4%
White
MSM
21%
Black
MSM
30%
Black
nonMSM
30%