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January 2006, Vol 96, No. 1 | American Journal of Public Health 9
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.077321

LETTER

USAGE OF "MSM" AND "WSW" AND THE BROADER CONTEXT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS, 378-A Wing D, Department of Social Medicine, CB# 7240 School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7240 (e-mail: chandra_ford@med.unc.edu).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

In the July issue of the Journal, Young and Meyer1 describe how research targeting sexual minorities often relies upon the terms "men who have sex with men (MSM)" and "women who have sex with women (WSW)" in ways that elide important social considerations. The authors provide recommendations that are potentially quite useful, and they implore researchers to "aim for a deeper understanding of variations in the meaning of sexual identity and community."1(p1149) I wholeheartedly agree with the intent of their recommendations, but it is unclear how researchers could implement those recommendations without first addressing the social context within which public . . . [Full Text]




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