News Finding: "First, more funding needs to be available to support research that is strengths-based.
Paper Finding: Almost half of the men in the sample had at least some college, most (83%) rented or owned their own home, and slightly more than half had an income of 20,000 or less.
News Context: Dacus provides some insight into what intentional engagement of these men might look like: "Strengths-based approaches to HIV prevention will necessitate both consideration and inclusion of prevention research, policy, practices, programming, and interventions for black gay and bisexual men," he said. "First, more funding needs to be available to support research that is strengths-based. What this will entail is for policymakers to recognize the gap in our research knowledge about how and why black gay and bisexual men are able to remain HIV negative in the face of such alarming seroprevalence."
Paper Context: However, even for men who reported that they were currently in committed relationships, the activities they described during the interview primarily were during first-time meetings and sexual encounters with sexual partners. Almost half of the men in the sample had at least some college, most (83%) rented or owned their own home, and slightly more than half had an income of 20,000 or less. Two thirds of the men of the men identified with being gay (See Table 1 ).