"You're an open target to be abused": a qualitative study of stigma and HIV self-disclosure among Black men who have sex with men.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301437 and PMC identifier 3828976.
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Abstract
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis among Black men who have sex with men (MSM). HIV-related stigma presents a primary barrier to sexual communication and effective HIV prevention. Using in-depth, qualitative interviews conducted with 20 HIV-positive Black MSM between 2007 and 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, we explored the themes related to HIV-related stigma and the underlying messages HIV-positive Black MSM receive regarding their status. Stigmatizing messages stem from family, churches, and the gay community and from negative, internalized, beliefs HIV-positive Black MSM held about infected individuals before their own infection. HIV stigma influences sexual silence around HIV disclosure, especially to sexual partners.
Medical subject headings
- Black or African American
- HIV Seropositivity
- Homosexuality, Male
- Social Stigma
- Truth Disclosure