Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Trauma Violence Abuse. 2012 Dec 26;14(2):168–185. doi: 10.1177/1524838012470034

Table 2.

Description of 28 studies included in review.

Year 1st Author n Age (mean or distribution) Race Location Sampling Method Inclusion Criteria Violence Definition
2011 Ghanem 212 33.8 White: 72%
Black/AA: 3.3%
Hispanic: 19%
Other: 5%
San Diego, CA Convenience sample of clinical sample of men referred to HIV care clinics ≥18; documented early/acute/recent HIV infection Unique
2011 Stephenson 528 27 White: 84% National (Web-based) Convenience sample from Facebook banners shown to males ≥18 years, reporting in a relationship, reporting interest in men, reporting US residence ≥18; male; report at least 1 male sex partner in past year; currently have a male sex partner RCTS
2011 Balsam 214 38.7 White.: 90.0%
Black/AA: 1.9%
Latino: 2.9%
Biracial: 1.5%
Native Amr.: 1.2%
Other: 1.1%
National Convenience sample from advertisements in Gayellow Pages, internet groups, email advertisements, flyers at LGBT religious organizations ≥18; gay; index participants and/or their siblings in sibling study M-SES
2011 Pantalone 168 44 White: 63.1%
Black/AA: 17.6%
Multiple: 7.9%
Native Amr.: 6.1%
Unknown: 4.2%
“two urban, outpatient, public university-affiliated HIV clinics” Clinical sample referred by case managers or research nurses ≥18; biological male at birth; English-speaking; identified as MSM; actively engaged in medical care at study clinic(s) RCTS
2011 Welles 128 18-25: 25%
26-35: 27%
36-45: 26%
≥46:21%
Black/AA: 100% Boston Convenience sample at five medical clinics in African American neighborhoods ≥18, African American, two sex partners in past 12 months Unique
2010 Stephenson 402 18-24: 68%
25-29:21%
30-35:11%
White: 48%
Black: 15%
Latino: 37%
National (Web-based) Convenience sample, recruitment via MySpace banner advertisements, follow-up subset of larger study ≥18; <36; sex with a man in the past year; MySpace user WHO
2010 Wong 526 20.1 White: 37%
Black: 24%
Latino: 39%
LA county Venue-based stratified sampling, Subset of Healthy Young Mens study ≥18;<21; MSM and/or gay/bisexual; White, Black, or Latino-Mexican; residing in LA County for 6 months WEB
2010 Conron 926 18-33: 29.2%
34-39: 49.7%
50-64:21.1%
White: 82.1%
Black/AA: 4.8%
Latino: 9.0%
A/PI: 3.2%
Other: 1.0%
Massachusetts Aggregated 2001-2008 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance surveys (telephone land-line random digit dialing of geographically stratified areas) ≥17; <65; self-report as gay/bisexual Unique
2009 Rhodes 206 20.7 White: 79%
Black/AA: 7%
Hispanic: 2%
A/PI: 4%
Other: 7%
North Carolina Stratified random cross-sectional samples of undergraduate university students Gay; university student Unique
2008 Friedman 1383 32.5 White: 77.1%
Black/AA: 3.9%
Latino: 10.8%
A/PI: 5.5%
Native Amr.: 2.5%
Other: 0.2%
Four cities Subset of Urban Men's Health Study, telephone interviews via disproportionate and adaptive sampling ≥18; <40; self-identify asgay Unique
2007 Houston 817 33 White: 22%
Black/AA: 51%
Latino: 16%
Other: 10%
Chicago Targeted multi-frame sample: Black Gay Pride, Latino clubs, street fairs ≥18; MSM M-CTS
2007 Bimbi 652 38.8 White: 63.1%
Black/AA: 9.7%
Latino: 14.5%
A/PI: 5.9%
Other: 6.8%
New York City Convenience sample from LGBT community events ≥18; self-identify as gay, bisexual, or queer Unique
2007 Feldman 912 31.2 Latino 100% Miami, NYC, Los Angeles Venue-based sample of Latino gay venues Gay; Latino Unique
2006 Koblin 539 15-18: 38%
19-22: 62%
White: 12%
Black/AA: 24%
Latino: 41%
A/PI: 6%
Multi: 17%
New York City Venue-based sample from MSM-frequented public places ≥15;<23;MSM Unique
2005 Bogart 292 38.8 White: 70.1%
Black/AA: 11.8%
Latino: 14.4%
Other: 3.7%
National Multistage national probability sample ≥18; HIV-positive; accessing health care; self-identified gay/bisexual; sex in a close relationship within six months previous Unique
2005 Balsam 264 38.7 White.: 90.0%
Black/AA: 1.9%
Latino: 2.9%
Biracial: 1.5%
Native Amr.: 1.2%
Other: 1.1%
National Convenience sample from advertisements in Gayellow Pages, internet groups, email advertisements, flyers at LGBT religious organizations ≥18; gay; index participants and/or their siblings in sibling study; M-PMWI RCTS M-SES
2005 Craft 51 40.47 White: 54.9%
Black/AA: 43.1%
Other: 2.0%
Midwest Convenience sample from longitudinal research participants, attendees to HIV workshops and conferences ≥18; HIV-positive; currently or within 12 months in an intimate relationship with another man RCTS
2004 Toro-Alfonso 199 29 Latino 100% Puerto Rico Convenience sample from services and organization that offer services to gay men ≥18; gay/bisexual; Puerto Rican living in Puerto Rico; ever in a committed relationship M-SES
2004 Relf 2124 39.5 21%
“of color”
San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago Probability-based, disproportionate sampling telephone interviews ≥18; sexual contact with male since 14 yrs old OR bisexual OR homosexual/gay Unknown
2003 Stall 2881 18-29: 20%
30-39: 39%
40-49: 25%
50-59:10%
Over 59: 6%
White: 79%
Black/AA: 4%
Latino: 9%
A/PI: 8%
Native Amr.: 3%
San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago Probability-based, disproportionate sampling telephone interviews ≥18; sexual contact with male since 14 yrs old OR bisexual OR homosexual/gay M-CTS
2002 Klitzman 733 40.5 White: 80.5%
Black/AA: 3.9%
Latino: 7.7%
A/PI: 2.4%
Native Amr: 2.4%
Other: 0.4%
New York City Subset of Urban Mens Health Study, telephone interviews via disproportionate and adaptive sampling ≥18; gay/bisexual OR sex with man after 14 years old Unique
2002 Greenwood 2881 18-29: 20%
30-39: 39%
40-49: 25%
50-59:10%
Over 59: 6%
White: 79%
Black/AA: 4%
Latino: 9%
A/PI: 8%
Native Amr.: 3%
San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago Probability-based, disproportionate sampling telephone interviews ≥18; sexual contact with male since 14 yrs old OR bisexual OR homosexual/gay M-CTS
2001 Kalichman 595 33 White: 71%
Black/AA: 21%
Latino: 3%
Other: 5%
Atlanta Convenience sample of gay pride event Unspecified M-SES
2000 Turell 227 Not reported for MSM only MSM only Houston Convenience sample through gay community groups and clinics, local book stores, community centers, women's centers Unspecified Unique
2000 Nieves-Rosa 273 31 Latino: 100% New York City gay venues, snowballing ≥18; Latin American ancestry connected to Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, or Puerto Rico; ≥10 sexual experiences with men; ≥1 sexual experience with a man in the past 12 months Unique
1999 Tjaden 66 40.5 White: 77% National Subsample of national probability sample (National Violence Against Women survey) ≥18; current cohabitation with a male partner CTS
1997 Waldner-Haugrud 165 32 White: 100% National Snowball sampling Unspecified M-CTS
1995 Kalichman 196 37.1 White: 58%
Black/AA: 31%
Hispanic: 7%
Other: 4%
“Moderate sized city in the Midwest US” Convenience sample of STD clinics, gay bars, businesses, media “Homosexually active men” SES

“AA” refers to African American, “A/PI” refers to Asain/Pacific Islander, and “CTS” refers to the Conflicts Tactics Scale, which may be either “Modified” (M) or “Revised” (R). M-SES = Modified Sexual Experiences Survey. WHO = World Health Organization. WEB = Women's Experience of Battering Scale. PMWI = Psychological Maltreatment of Women Scale.