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The proportion of men in the United States having unprotected sex with other men increased 20 percent from 2005 to 2011, according to a federal study, raising new concerns over the spread of the HIV virus, which causes AIDS.
Fifty-seven percent of men who have sex with other men reported having unprotected anal sex at least once in the last 12 months, up from 48 percent in 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 9,000 men were included in the study.
The study’s lead author Gabriella Paz-Bailey said they were concerned about the increase.
An estimated 50,000 people in the US are infected with HIV each year, a number that has remained steady in recent years, Paz-Bailey said.
Men having sex with other men account for 65 percent of new infections even though they represent only 2 percent of the total population, she added.
The reason for the increase is unclear. It could be because men are increasingly having sex with partners who have the same HIV status as themselves in the belief this lowers their risk of contracting the virus, the study said.
However, the CDC warns this could be dangerous.
Men with HIV “might not know or disclose that they are infected and men’s assumptions about the HIV status of their partners can be wrong,” the agency said.
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