Perceptions of HIV Risk and Explanations of Sexual Risk Behavior Offered by Heterosexual Black Male Barbershop Patrons in Brooklyn, NY

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• Alternative Title:
  J Health Dispar Res Pract
• Personal Author:
  Taylor, Tonya N. ; Joseph, Michael ; Henny, Kirk D. ; Pinto, Angelo R. ; Agbetor, Francis ; Camilien, Brignel ; Williams, Kim M. ; Browne, Ruth C. ; White, Marilyn ; Gousse, Yolene ; Brown, Humberto ; Taylor, Raekiela D. ; Wilson, Tracey E.
• Description:
  To describe HIV risk factors among adult heterosexual Black men recruited from four barbershops located in high HIV seroprevalent neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY. Data on HIV-risk related behaviors and other characteristics were collected from barbershop clients. All participants (n=60) completed brief risk assessments; and a subset (n=22) also completed focus groups and/or individual interviews. Of the subset of 22 men, 68% were US born, 59% had been in jail/prison, 32% were unemployed; and during the 3 months before the interviews, 68% reported at least two partners and 45% reported unprotected vaginal or anal sex with two or more women. Emergent themes included: 1) the psychological function of multiple partnerships; 2) calculated risk taking regarding condom use; 3) the role of emotional attachment and partner trust in condom use; 4) low perceived HIV risk and community awareness; and 5) lack of relationship between HIV testing and safer sex practices. Interventions among heterosexual Black men should focus not only on increasing HIV awareness and reducing sexual risk, but also on contextual and interpersonal factors that influence sexual risk.
• Keywords:
  Brooklyn, NY Heterosexual Men HIV Risk Behaviors Non-Hispanic Black Men Non-injection Drug Users
• Source:
  J Health Dispar Res Pract. 2011; 7(6):1-25
• Pubmed ID:
  25699198
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4331027
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P20 MD006875/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UR6 PS000691/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:10bea417f9fb7ab55405fc38bfffc3556e6199283dd6ef477b7f0fdac177dafc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42022/cdc_42022_DS1.pdf
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