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Homophobic stigma, depression, self-efficacy and unprotected anal intercourse for peri-urban township men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional association model.
- Source :
- AIDS Care; Jul2014, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p882-889, 8p, 6 Diagrams, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- While research now highlights that men who have sex with men (MSM) in places such as South Africa are at particular risk of HIV infection, left relatively unexplored are potential relationships between one of the most pressing social issues affecting peri-urban MSM – namely homophobic stigma – and sexual risk-taking behaviour. Drawing on research from theUkwazanabaseline study of 316 township MSM in Cape Town we examine how homophobic stigma relates to psychosocial factors such as depression and self-efficacy and the risk activity of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI). By deploying cross-sectional association models, we examine a series of relationships between these variables and offer evidence to suggest that HIV prevention programmes aimed at sexual minority groups should be mindful of potentially complex relationships between social stigmas such as homophobia and sexual risk-taking behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIV prevention
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY of gay men
PROBABILITY theory
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
SELF-efficacy
HUMAN sexuality
STATISTICS
SOCIAL stigma
SURVEYS
DATA analysis
STRUCTURAL equation modeling
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540121
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95807301
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2013.859652