ArticleCulture, health & sexuality2014
Amigos and amistades: the role of men's social network ties in shaping HIV vulnerability in the Dominican Republic.
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- The Ethics of Stigma in Medical Male Circumcision Initiatives Involving Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa.Public health ethics · 2021Article
- Competition and humiliation: how masculine norms shape men's sexual and violent behaviors.Men and masculinities · 2019Article
- The Association Between Men's Concern About Demonstrating Masculine Characteristics and Their Sexual Risk Behaviors: Findings from the Dominican Republic.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Stakeholder conceptualisation of multi-level HIV and AIDS determinants in a Black epicentre.Culture, health & sexuality · 2017Article
- "I Feel Like More of a Man": A Mixed Methods Study of Masculinity, Sexual Performance, and Circumcision for HIV Prevention.Journal of sex research · 2017Article
- Masculinity and HIV: Dimensions of Masculine Norms that Contribute to Men's HIV-Related Sexual Behaviors.AIDS and behavior · 2016Review
- Strategies for recruiting steady male partners of female sex workers for HIV research.AIDS and behavior · 2015Article
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While men's social networks have been identified as a source of influence on sexual behaviour, less is known about the different types of friendship ties within men's networks. We analysed data from qualitative in-depth interviews with 36 men in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic who are current or former sexual partners of female sex workers to understand how: (1) men describe trust and communication with different types of friendship ties, (2) characteristics of trust and communication reflect norms of masculinity, and (3) these friendship ties influence HIV-related behaviours. We identified a distinction between amistades, social drinking buddies who are not trusted, and amigos, trusted friends. The majority of men lacked any amigos and some had neither amigos nor amistades. In general, men reflected traditional norms of masculinity and said they did not feel they could discuss their relationships or emotional topics with other men. Trust and communication dynamics, and how norms of masculinity shape those dynamics, should be understood and addressed in the design of HIV prevention efforts with men's social networks as they have implications for the potential effectiveness of such efforts.
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