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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2021

Psychological Problems Mediate the Relationship Between Minority Stress and HIV Sexual Risk Among Nigerian Men Who Have Sex with Men: Testing the Minority Stress Model.

Adedotun Ogunbajo, Stella Iwuagwu, Rashidi Williams, Katie Biello, Christopher W Kahler, Theodorus G M Sandfort, Matthew J Mimiaga

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adedotun OgunbajoDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main St., Box G-S121-3, Providence, RI, 02912, USA. dotunogunbajo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3074-6431
Stella IwuagwuCentre for Right to Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
Rashidi WilliamsEquality Triangle for Health and Peoples' Development Initiative, Warri, Delta, Nigeria.
Katie BielloDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main St., Box G-S121-3, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Christopher W KahlerDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main St., Box G-S121-3, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Theodorus G M SandfortHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Matthew J MimiagaDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main St., Box G-S121-3, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Brown University · USNew York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute · US

Funding

Substance use, psychosocial problems, and sexual risk among Nigerian men who have sex with men (MSM)R36DA047216 · NIDA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI OGUNBAJO, ADEDOTUN · 2018 to 2019
$107k
NIDA NIH HHS DA047216NIDA NIH HHS R36 DA047216Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Nigeria bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV. Meyer's minority stress theory posits that social stress due to the discrimination, violence, and stigma experienced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual men and women (LGBs)-due to their sexual orientation-may contribute to psychological problems, including mental health problems, substance use, and HIV sexual risk-taking. Between March and June 2019, we recruited 406 GBMSM from four states in Nigeria (Abuja, Delta, Lagos, and Plateau) to complete a cross-sectional survey at local community-based organizations. We utilized structural equation modeling to test whether psychological problems and substance use mediated the relationship between minority stress and HIV sexual risk-taking (condomless anal sex and number of sexual partners) among GBMSM in Nigeria. Minority stress (β = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.44-0.72, p ≤ .001), substance use (β = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.27-0.59, p = .004), and psychological problems (β = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.28-0.45 p = .012) had moderate associations with HIV sexual risk-taking. We found that psychological problems mediated the relationship between minority stress and HIV sexual risk-taking. Interventions focused on addressing psychological problems may help mitigate the effects of minority stress on HIV sexual risk-taking among GBMSM in Nigeria.

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HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleNigeriaSexual BehaviorGBMSMMental healthMinority stressNigeriaSexual orientationSubstance use

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PMID34561795
PMCPMC12477582
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