ArticlePreventive medicine reports2016
Stigma, substance use and sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A qualitative study.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- HIV Stigma and Its Associations with Longitudinal Health Outcomes Among Persons Living with HIV with a History of Unhealthy Alcohol Use.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Interpersonal factors contributing to tension in the Chinese doctor-patient-family relationship: a qualitative study in Hunan Province.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Assessment of Pharmacy Student Perceptions Toward Common Stigmas Associated with Persons Living with HIV.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2020Article
- HIV Stigma, Depressive Symptoms, and Substance Use.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2020Article
- The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Anxiety, Stigma, and Intention to Use Illicit Drugs Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- Pathways to Health: an Examination of HIV-Related Stigma, Life Stressors, Depression, and Substance Use.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Syndemics and HIV-related sexual risk among men who have sex with men in India: influences of stigma and resilience.Culture, health & sexuality · 2019Article
- Substance Use as a Mechanism for Social Inclusion among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada.Substance use & misuse · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPublic health HIV-service providers, including Medical Case Managers (case managers) and Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) have a key role to play in identifying and addressing clients' complex mental health needs and substance use which contribute to sexual risk behaviors, yet their understanding and its consensus with HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) have not been well characterized.
methodsTogether with an AIDS Service Organization and the Connecticut State Department of Public Health in 2011-2012, we conducted a focus group of case managers (n = 14) and interviewed DIS (n = 7) and HIV-infected MSM (n = 17) in Connecticut. We used the constant comparison method, grounded theory, and a community-based participatory approach to guide analysis.
resultsWe identified three themes characterizing public health HIV-service providers' and MSM's perspectives regarding factors contributing to substance use and sexual risk behaviors in the context of HIV infection: 1) While both MSM and providers described a co-occurrence of HIV, stigma, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors, only MSM identified a causal relationship between these factors; 2) MSM and providers both described varying levels of self-efficacy in readiness to decrease substance use and sexual risk behaviors among MSM; both identified the social network as the key barrier to overcome; 3) Providers described how the co-occurrence of HIV, stigma and sexual risk behaviors leads to multi-faceted client needs for which they lacked sufficient training and collaboration.
conclusionsProvider education, skills-based training, and interventions targeting social networks may decrease sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected MSM.
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