HIV Prevention Research: Are We Meeting the Needs of African American Men Who Have Sex with Men?
| Autor: | Susan D. Cochran, Anthony Zamudio, Vickie M. Mays |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Gerontology
050402 sociology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences virus diseases 050109 social psychology Cognitive reframing Interpersonal communication Mental health Men who have sex with men Social support 0504 sociology Anthropology Masculinity 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social determinants of health Psychology Applied Psychology Diversity (politics) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Black Psychology. 30:78-105 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4558 0095-7984 |
| Popis: | Two decades of HIV prevention efforts with men who have sex with men (MSM) have not eliminated the risk of new HIV infections in this vulnerable population. Indeed, current incidence rates in African American MSM are similar to those usually only seen in developing countries. A review of the existing literature suggests that the prevention research agenda for Black MSM could benefit from reframing conceptualization of risk as a function of individual properties to a broad consideration of social and interpersonal determinants. Studies that investigate dyadic and social-level influences on African American MSM’s relationships are needed. This includes research explicating the diversity existing within the categorizations of Black MSM with respect to perceived identity (gay, bisexual, “men on the down low,” “homo thugz”), constructions of masculinity, sexual scripts, sources of social support, and perceived norms and expectations. Recommendations are proposed for a research agenda focusing on linkages between interpersonal and social-structural determinants of HIV risk. |
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