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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Men who have sex with men (MSM)"”.
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Health Service Utilization and Stigma among HIV-Positive Men-Who-Have-Sex-With Men (MSM) in Rural Appalachia
… Utilization and Stigma among</p> <p>HIV-Positive Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men (MSM) in Rural Appalachia</p> <p>by</p> <p>Roger Lee Blackwell</p> <p>The world has now entered the third decade of the AIDS epidemic. Men-who-have-sex-with-men continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The …
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Epidemiologic synergy - the contribution of heterosexual HIV transmission to the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa
Background: Could heterosexual HIV transmission be a driver of HIV infections that occur in men who have sex with men (MSM)? Noting the disproportionately high HIV prevalence among MSM across a variety of settings, this subpopulation is often considered as sources of new infections, overlooking the …
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Perceived Threat of Hiv/Aids Between Men Who Have Sex With Men and Heterosexual Males
… perceived threat of HIV/AIDS and explored the sexual risky behaviors between men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual males. Participants were asked to complete a 33 question survey which included 22 Likert-type scale questions developed to measure the perceived threat of HIV/AIDS, 8 …
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Epidemiology of HIV-1 subtypes among men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa
… are few data describing the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa, and thus little information is available to inform appropriate public health response strategies for this high-risk group. One such existing knowledge gap is an understanding of HIV transmission …
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Social disparities in the efficacy of interventions for HIV: A meta-analysis of multiple behavior interventions
Disadvantaged groups, such as Blacks, Latinx, Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), and young adults are disproportionally burdened by greater incidence of HIV, lower testing rates, and worse treatment outcomes once infected. Reducing health disparities requires developing HIV prevention, testing, and …
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Sexual risk among men who have sex with men with online sex partners in New York City: . . .
Increasingly the Internet has been used by men who have sex with men (MSM) to facilitate social and sexual relationships. Finding from studies investigating the relationship between sexual risk and MSM who meet sex partners on the Internet in either venue-based (offline) and Internet-based (online) …
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Sexual Anxiety Among Non-Monogamous Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Phenomenological Study
Sexual anxiety is a prevalent issue among men who have sex with men (MSM) that negatively affects sexual satisfaction and wellbeing. However, research investigating sexual anxiety among MSM has been scarce. This descriptive phenomenological study was conducted to address knowledge gaps and identify …
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The Use of Racialized Preferential Language on Dating and Hookup Apps Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
… or lack thereof on dating and hookup apps among men who have sex with men (MSM) is a point of contention: might such statements be expressions of sexual liberty, or might they be manifestations of racism and discrimination in the online space? To address this issue, 561 MSM were surveyed …
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Outness as a protective factor against risky sex in gay males
Homosexual men between the ages of 15 and 25 constitute a disproportionate majority of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, worldwide (Harper, 2007). Men who have sex with men (MSM) more frequently engage in riskier health behaviors, such as drinking, substance use, and …
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A comparative study of how to avoid stigma in uncompetitive political systems: HIVself-testing in China and South Africa
… public health and sociology. These discussions have involved medical practitioners, social campaigns, and NGOs in the U.S and European countries. However, in China and South Africa, because of their political systems, religion, gender, and traditional cultures, HIV/AIDS policy was established by …
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Male Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: Syndemic Theory, Minority Stress Theory, & the Community of Protective Measures
… reality affecting a higher proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) than their heterosexual counterparts. The constructs of two theories have shown strong associations with male samesex intimate partner violence (MSSIPV). Syndemic theory suggests that many health conditions do not …
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How Do Men Who Have Sex With Men Currently Understand, Evaluate And Respond To HIV Risk? A Mixed Methods Analysis Of An Internet Survey In A Post-Antiretroviral Society.
This thesis sets out to examine how men who have sex with men (MSM) currently understand, evaluate and respond to HIV risk. The aims of the study were to explore key areas of HIV risk understanding, including how HIV risk was understood in a post-antiretroviral society and how masculinities affect …
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The fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa - the perceptions of men who have sex with men: about HIV/AIDS-related healthcare policies, services, and interventions targeting them
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people shoulder disproportionate levels of marginalisation, poor health access and HIV-disease in nearly every nation where reliable data is available. Much of what is known about medical and civil society-based research in South Africa on HIV/AIDS …
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Increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) anal cancer screening with multimodal patient education in a LGBTQ+/HIV clinic
… Research indicates that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (LGBTQ+) individuals are approximately 25% less likely to pursue preventative cancer screenings compared to their cisgender or heterosexual counterparts. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disproportionately …
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Retention in Health: Improving HIV Retention within the SF Community Health Network
<p>Previous work on HIV retention improvement has focused on improving access to care for communities who are either at-risk of falling out of care or who have difficulty engaging in medical care for the first time due to socio-cultural barriers. The San Francisco Department of Public Health …
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Sexual behavior following a diagnosis of acute HIV in men who have sex with men and in transgender women in the Sabes study in Lima, Peru
… of early antiretroviral therapy (ART) on risky sexual behavior practices during the acute period of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and compare the ability of different survey modalities to capture these risky sexual behavior practices. Methods/Study Population: Our study looked at …
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The Politics of Health: Community Engagement in South African HIV Vaccine Trial Sites
… and observations gathered in trial sites and documentary data reveal complex interrelationships between global and national health governance and local agency. Concepts from theories of social justice, governance, power and citizenship develop the literature on health activism beyond the …
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Minority Stress Predictors of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among a Cohort Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men
… study examined the impact of factors associated with minority stress theory, including experiences of external prejudice, expectations of rejection and internalized homophobia, upon a cohort sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). Resultant associations with substance use, defined as one time …
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Sexual citizenship beyond the metropolis: Bareback sex, chemsex and loneliness in a rural county in the United Kingdom
… Consequently, this thesis argues, the lives of men who have sex with men (MSM) living in rural communities is under- represented in social research. In examining the experience of a cohort of MSM residing outside of a metropolitan centre in the United Kingdom this research provides an original …
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Neighborhood Compositional Characteristics on HIV, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Activities among Black and White Young Men Who have Sex with Men
… characteristics for young black and white men who have sex with men (MSM), ages 15-25 years. Individual baseline data were collected during 1999-2000 as part of a 13-city randomized control trial. Neighborhood composition data at the zip code tabulation area were obtained from the 2000 US …
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