“The problem is that our culture is just so messed up about aging.” Recruiting older men who have sex with men (MSM) into research studies: an example from a study of aging, HIV, and anal HPV.

Table 2 Participant characteristics

Characteristic:		N (%):
Total #		30
HIV Status
	Living with HIV	16 (53%)
	HIV-negative	14 (47%)
Do you identify as a man who has sex with men?*
	Yes	28 (93%)
	No*	2 (7%)
Age
	50–59	15 (50%)
	60–69	10 (33%)
	70+	5 (17%)
Race/Ethnicity
	White	21 (70%)
	Latino/Hispanic/Mexican	4 (13%)
	Black or Black Mixed	2 (7%)
	Asian or Asian Mixed	1 (3%)
	Declined to Respond	2 (7%)
# of Participants per Focus Group Discussion (FGD), excluding Study Researchers
	FGD 1	5
	FGD 2	6
	FGD 3	7
	FGD 4	7
	FGD 5	5

*Men were asked if they identified as men who have sex with men. If they answered no, they were asked in an open text field to describe their sexual preference. Two participants answered “No” and both described their sexual preference as “bisexual”

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