Table 2.
Characteristics of Black MSM in the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) and Promoting Our Worth, Equality, and Resilience (POWER) samples
| NHBS | POWER | |
|---|---|---|
| Study period | June–December 2008 | April–September 2014 |
| Number of Black MSM with HIV status data | 1,895 | 1286 |
| Sample HIV prevalencea | 539/1895 (28.44 %) | 492/1286 (38.26 %) |
| Sampling method | Random time–space sampling | Random time–space sampling |
| Location | Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Nassau, NY; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Juan, PR; Saint Louis, MO; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC |
a
Not weighted for sampling design