Sexually transmitted disease diagnoses associated with exchange sex among male Hispanic migrants who have sex with men in the United States Abstract TUPDC0106 XIX International AIDS Conference July Eduardo Valverde 1, Elizabeth DiNenno 1, Alexa Oster, 1 Pollyanna Chavez 1, Peter Thomas 1, Jeffrey Schulden 2, James Heffelfinger 1 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA 2 National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA

Background In 2010, Hispanic migrants accounted for 38% of the total Hispanic population in the U.S. Relatively little is known about the high-risk sexual behaviors that may place Hispanic migrant men who have sex with men (HM-MSM) at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Methods During , 2576 Hispanic migrants surveyed at three community-based organizations offering services to migrant communities in Georgia, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Demographic characteristics, sexual risk behaviors, and migration patterns associated with bacterial STD diagnoses (syphilis, Chlamydia and gonorrhea) in the past 12 months were analyzed.

Results 1550 Hispanic migrant men (HM) in sample 353 (23%) Men who had sex with Men (MSM) 302 provided STD diagnosis information Table 1: HM-MSM Risk Behavior (N=302)

Results Conclusions The prevalence of sexual risk behaviors and STD diagnoses were high in this population STD prevention interventions tailored to non-gay identifying MSM are needed for HM-MSM Additional research is needed to understand factors contributing to participation in exchange sex among HM-MSM