Honesty, Communication and Trust Are What Bring Peace of Mind : Narratives of HIV Risk Among Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Southern United States.

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• Alternative Title:
  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2025, v. 12, no. 5: Honesty, Communication and Trust Are What Bring Peace of Mind : Narratives of HIV Risk Among Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Southern United States.
• Journal Article:
  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
• Personal Author:
  Gelaude, Deborah ; Roland, Katherine B. ; Gaul, Zaneta ; Reyes, Jovanni V. ; Denson, Damian J.
• Description:
  For Hispanic/Latino MSM (HLMSM) in the South, HIV burden remains high, and HIV elimination is a national priority. Between July and September 2016, using a strengths-based approach informed by resilience theory, we conducted qualitative interviews with HIV-negative HLMSM in five southern cities in the United States with elevated HIV prevalence. We analyzed data using a qualitative content analysis approach, assessing for interrater reliability. A brief behavioral survey was also conducted. We enrolled 51 HLMSM (mean age = 33 years, range = 15-63). HLMSM discussed the climate of fear about HIV and homosexuality impeding HIV prevention, including the impact of stigma and taboo. Three main strengths-based strategies emerged for preventing HIV: assessing partner risk, establishing boundaries for sexual interactions, and self-education. Future HIV prevention efforts may benefit from balancing risk-based approaches with those that emphasize resilience, address partner trustworthiness and safety, and focus on providing novel outlets for HIV prevention education.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
  • Middle Aged
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Young Adult
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Trust
  More +
• Keywords:
  • HIV
  • Hispanic
  • Latino
  • MSM
  • HIV prevention
  • Resilience
  • U.S. South
  • Qualitative methods
• Source:
  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2025, v. 12, no. 5
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02106-w
• ISSN:
  2197-3792 ; 2196-8837
• Pubmed ID:
  39090367
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12363387
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 200-2013-57341-2/National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2985-2993 (16 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/262065/cdc_262065_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 340.77 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:695c35592841c19733ac50a5a80bfb5a43dc0fa64aaf161d6a26d15d4738cf8227dd26c06573b19ef70d043c9d30c066bc3286cf9f37c14d2910aac86717ca79