Psychosocial Experiences of East and Southeast Asian Men Who Use Gay Internet Chatrooms in Toronto: An Implication for HIV/AIDS Prevention1
| Autor: | Maurice Kwong-Lai Poon, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, Peter Trung-Thu Ho, Gabriel Wong, Ruthann Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Cultural Studies
Gerontology education.field_of_study business.industry Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Social Welfare medicine.disease Hiv risk Southeast asian Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine The Internet Narrative business Psychology education Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Ethnicity & Health. 10:145-167 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3419 1355-7858 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13557850500071202 |
| Popis: | Objectives In recent years we have witnessed an increase in Asian men who use gay Internet chatrooms in Toronto. Previous research has shown that many men who had sex with men (MSM) sought sex partners through the Internet and that meeting sex partners via the Internet increases sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV risk. This study aims to (1) explore psychosocial issues relating to Asian men who use gay chatrooms and (2) identify culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategies for this population. Design In-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 21 East and Southeast Asian men who used Internet gay chatrooms. Unstructured, open-ended questions were used to obtain narrative data to help understand their lived, psychosocial experiences of gay chatrooms. Transcripts of the interviews were read to highlight themes and concepts. Results Analysis revealed complex lived, psychosocial experiences of Asian men who use gay chatrooms in Toronto. They tended to be socially isolated and highly margi... |
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