ArticleAIDS and behavior2020
The Anal Sex Stigma Scales: A New Measure of Sexual Stigma Among Cisgender Men Who have Sex with Men.
Article in AIDS and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07464236 (Partnering to Enhance Anal Health Communication and HIV-related Evidence-based Services), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Partnering to Enhance Anal Health Communication and HIV-related Evidence-based Services
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Inventory of Anal Sex Knowledge (iASK): A New Measure of Sexual Health Knowledge Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males.The journal of sexual medicine · 2022Trial
- Evaluating PEACHES: Pleasure-Inclusive Implementation Strategies to Enable Healthcare Workers to Address Anal Sex Stigma During HIV Service Encounters.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Measuring sexual behavior stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men: an assessment of cross-country measurement invariance.Stigma and health · 2024Article
- Shared Decision-Making Concerning Anal Cancer Screening in Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2023Article
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- Does Stigma Toward Anal Sexuality Impede HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States? A Structural Equation Modeling Assessment.The journal of sexual medicine · 2020Article
- Sexual Role Identity and Anal Sex Positioning among Brazilian, Colombian, and Dominican Immigrant Sexual Minority Men.Journal of sex researchArticle
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Abstract
We conducted a series of studies to validate a new scale of stigma toward anal sex, culturally tailored to cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM). In Study 1 we conducted in-depth interviews (N = 35) to generate items. In Study 2, we reduced the item pool through an online survey (N = 268), testing scale performance, dimensionality, and convergent and discriminant validity. For Study 3, we recruited another online sample (N = 1605), randomized to exploratory or confirmatory factor analyses to finalize item reduction, then assessed validity among sexually active MSM (n = 1263). Final subscales encompassed self-stigma (6 items, Cronbach's α = .72), provider stigma (5 items, Cronbach's α = .79), and omission of information (6 items, Cronbach's α = .73; full 3-factor scale = .80). We developed a 17-item measure, grounded in the lived experience of cisgender MSM. Future work should examine associations with health-seeking behavior.
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