Sexual health knowledge and stigma in a community sample of HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico

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• Alternative Title:
  J HIV AIDS Soc Serv
• Personal Author:
  Ortiz-Sánchez, Edgardo J. ; Rodríguez-Díaz, Carlos E. ; Jovet-Toledo, Gerardo G. ; Santiago-Rodríguez, Edda I. ; Vargas-Molina, Ricardo L. ; Rhodes, Scott D.
• Description:
  Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are at increased risk for HIV infection and disease progression. Also, HIV-positive GBMSM are among those less likely to be retained in care. In this study we analyzed sexual health knowledge (SHK) and various manifestations of stigma in a community sample of HIV-positive GBMSM in Puerto Rico. The sample reports overall low SHK scores, and lower score were associated with low educational attainment, unemployment, low income, and with self-identifying heterosexual participants. Almost half of the sample reported moderate to severe perceived gay stigma, 68.4% reported moderate to severe hidden-gay stigma, and 30.6% reported moderate to severe HIV-felt stigma. Further research is recommended to obtain culturally congruent information and develop interventions addressing the multiple layers of stigma in the social context where the interventions will be delivered.
• Subjects:
  Article HIV MSM Sexual Health Knowledge Stigma
• Source:
  J HIV AIDS Soc Serv. 16(2):143-153.
• Pubmed ID:
  29033695
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5636013
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U01 PS003310/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; U54 MD007587/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4a5434789c2abdb4e16f4ad7f78586629a5f21255a99166956b460480c56f6ab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49234/cdc_49234_DS1.pdf
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