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Using information gathered from men who have sex with men (MSM) and service providers in four rural Georgia health districts (Valdosta, Rome, Gainesville, Waycross), this presentation will examine how predisposing, enabling and need characteristics (as described in the Andersen Healthcare Utilization Model) affect access and utilization of HIV prevention and treatment services among rural MSM in Georgia.

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Barriers to HIV Services among MSM in Rural Georgia

Using information gathered from men who have sex with men (MSM) and service providers in four rural Georgia health districts (Valdosta, Rome, Gainesville, Waycross), this presentation will examine how predisposing, enabling and need characteristics (as described in the Andersen Healthcare Utilization Model) affect access and utilization of HIV prevention and treatment services among rural MSM in Georgia.