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ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2017

Sexual Identity, Stigma, and Depression: the Role of the "Anti-gay Propaganda Law" in Mental Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Moscow, Russia.

Emily Hylton, Andrea L Wirtz, Carla E Zelaya, Carl Latkin, Alena Peryshkina, Vladmir Mogilnyi, Petr Dzhigun, Irina Kostetskaya, Noya Galai, Chris Beyrer

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Article in Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Substance Use and Misuse among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Living in Former Soviet Union Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024
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  18. Perceived Stress Levels among Ukrainian Migrant and LGBT+ Minorities in Poland during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  19. Family Support and Sociocultural Factors on Depression among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Emily HyltonCenter for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7141, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Andrea L WirtzCenter for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7141, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. awirtz1@jhu.edu.
Carla E ZelayaCenter for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7141, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Carl LatkinDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Alena PeryshkinaAIDS Infoshare, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Vladmir MogilnyiAIDS Infoshare, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Petr DzhigunAIDS Infoshare, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Irina KostetskayaAIDS Infoshare, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Noya GalaiCenter for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7141, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Chris BeyrerCenter for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E7141, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard E. Chaisson · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
High Risk Men: Identity, Health Risks, HIV/AIDSR01MH085574 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BEYRER, CHRISTOPHER C. · 2009 to 2013
$2.7M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH085574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression is a major public health problem in the Russian Federation and is particularly of concern for men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM living in Moscow City were recruited via respondent-driven sampling and participated in a cross-sectional survey from October 2010 to April 2013. Multiple logistic regression models compared the relationship between sexual identity, recent stigma, and probable depression, defined as a score of ≥23 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. We investigated the interactive effect of stigma and participation in the study after the passage of multiple "anti-gay propaganda laws" in Russian provinces, municipalities, and in neighboring Ukraine on depression among MSM. Among 1367 MSM, 36.7% (n = 505) qualified as probably depressed. Fifty-five percent identified as homosexual (n = 741) and 42.9% identified as bisexual (n = 578). Bisexual identity had a protective association against probable depression (reference: homosexual identity AOR 0.71; 95%CI 0.52-0.97; p < 0.01). Those who experienced recent stigma (last 12 months) were more likely to report probable depression (reference: no stigma; AOR 1.75; 95%CI 1.20-2.56; p < 0.01). The interaction between stigma and the propaganda laws was significant. Among participants with stigma, probable depression increased 1.67-fold after the passage of the anti-gay laws AOR 1.67; 95%CI 1.04-2.68; p < 0.01). Depressive symptoms are common among MSM in Russia and exacerbated by stigma and laws that deny homosexual identities. Repeal of Russia's federal anti-gay propaganda law is urgent but other social interventions may address depression and stigma in the current context.

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AdultBisexualityCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMoscowPropagandaRisk-TakingRussiaSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorBisexualityCriminal lawDepressionHomosexualityMen who have sex with menRussian FederationStigma

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PMID28243868
PMCPMC5481210

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