"You have to make it cool": How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health.
PLoS One
; 17(12): e0278600, 2022.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36584118
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Black Canadian communities are disproportionately impacted by HIV. To help address this challenge, we undertook research to engage heterosexual Black men in critical dialogue about resilience and vulnerability. They articulated the necessity of making health services 'cool'.METHODS:
We draw on the analyses of focus groups and in-depth interviews with 69 self-identified heterosexual Black men and 12 service providers who took part in the 2016 Toronto arm of the weSpeak study to explore what it means to make health and HIV services 'cool' for heterosexual Black Canadian men.RESULTS:
Our findings revealed four themes on making health services cool (1) health promotion as a function of Black family systems; (2) opportunities for healthy dialogue among peers through non-judgmental interactions; (3) partnering Black men in intervention design; and (4) strengthening institutional health literacy on Black men's health.CONCLUSIONS:
We discuss the implications of these findings for improving the health of Black Canadians.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Heterosexuality
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada