Recent biomedical and political advances in the treatment of HIV
have contributed to the realistic possibility for an end to the HIV epidemic (UNAIDS, 2014). Continued progress toward achieving an end
to the epidemic will require concerted efforts and resource expenditures to address persistent health inequities that exist globally. HIV is
a highly stigmatized disease that often affects marginalized peoples
who historically have had limited access to social resources. Racial and
ethnic minorities and gay and bisexual men are disproportionally affected by the HIV epidemic in the United States (Ayala, Bingham, Kim,
Wheeler, & Millett, 2012; Millett et al., 2012; Oster et al., 2011). The increased HIV burden among these groups necessitates a better understanding of what social resources are available to them and what
effects these resources have on health outcomes. Efforts to address the
challenges of persons living with HIV who are disenfranchised or marginalized require innovative approaches that integrate their daily
context-specific challenges (2014). Understanding the relationships between social resources and health promoting or risk behaviors, and how