ArticleInternational journal of STD & AIDS2011
Social vulnerability and HIV testing among South African men who have sex with men.
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- Which Psychological Factors are Related to HIV Testing? A Quantitative Systematic Review of Global Studies.AIDS and behavior · 2016Pooled it
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- Scoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- The social and sexual lives of Black sexual minority men 30 years of age and older in South Africa.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Characterizing Cross-Culturally Relevant Metrics of Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Across 8 Sub-Saharan African Countries and the United States.American journal of epidemiology · 2020Article
- Use and Acceptability of HIV Self-Testing Among First-Time Testers at Risk for HIV in Senegal.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Stigma and outness about sexual behaviors among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Eswatini: a latent class analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
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- South African Men Who Have Sex With Both Men and Women and How They Differ From Men Who Have Sex With Men Exclusively.Journal of sex research · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study examined whether social vulnerability is associated with HIV testing among South African men who have sex with men (MSM). A community-based survey was conducted with 300 MSM in Pretoria in 2008. The sample was stratified by age, race and residential status. Social vulnerability was assessed using measures of demographic characteristics, psychosocial determinants and indicators of sexual minority stress. Being black, living in a township and lacking HIV knowledge reduced MSM's likelihood of ever having tested for HIV. Among those who had tested, lower income and not self-identifying as gay reduced men's likelihood of having tested more than once. Lower income and internalized homophobia reduced men's likelihood of having tested recently. Overall, MSM in socially vulnerable positions were less likely to get tested for HIV. Efforts to mitigate the effects of social vulnerability on HIV testing practices are needed in order to encourage regular HIV testing among South African MSM.
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