Heterosexual men that sleep with men and women contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that is prevalent in African American communities. The purpose of this study is to prove that bisexual men contribute to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. The study will answer one important question: Why do African American women have the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the United States? For African American women, the five most common ways of getting HIV:

Having unprotected sex with a man who has HIV. Sharing injection drug works (like needle syringes) with someone who had HIV Women that are already affected with other STDs Women living in poverty Sleeping with bisexual men that they know are on the "Down Low"

For African American men, the most common ways of getting HIV are:

Having unprotected sex with a man who has HIV Sharing injection drug works Having unprotected sex with women

Other studies have shown that many women do not know their partner's variation in sexual preference. Many of these men could be bisexual, drug users and have many sexual partners. In 2003, a small study showed that almost 34% of black men that were sleeping with other men tested positive for HIV. Out of this 34% of those who tested positive for HIV knowingly had unprotected sex with both women and men. This report provides evidence that MSM (Men who have sex with men) do play a role in black women becoming infected with HIV/AIDS. Because the MSM deny their true sexual identity there is great difficulty acquiring accurate data; so the question remains; how much do MSM contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African Americans.