Black Sexual Minority Men's Stigma-Based Experiences Surrounding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Southern United States.
LGBT Health
; 10(3): 245-251, 2023 04.
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Intersecting experiences of stigma related to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) influence PrEP uptake among Black sexual minority men (BSMM) living in the southern United States; however, it is unclear what stigmatized identities and behaviors are impacted when accessing human immunodeficiency virus prevention options. To inform identity-specific PrEP interventions, this study examined stigma in BSMM's lives relating to intersecting experiences of PrEP stigma.Methods:
We conducted 32 virtual, semistructured qualitative interviews with BSMM residing in the southeastern United States between February and April 2019.Results:
We identified three themes (anticipated stigma, experiences of prejudice and stereotyping, and negative attitudes) and one subtheme within negative attitudes (othering social/sexual groups). Across all themes, PrEP stigma was often manifested through stigma against BSMM's sexual orientation or sexual behavior. BSMM in othering social/sexual groups displayed instances of cognitive dissonance by regularly expressing negative attitudes about and explicitly distancing themselves from social/sexual groups based on sexual orientation and sexual behavior. BSMM's race and gender were rarely mentioned as being stigmatized.Conclusions:
Interventions focused on PrEP use could benefit from expanding their definition of PrEP stigma to include a stronger emphasis on intersecting identities and work to reduce cognitive dissonance in BSMM in the form of internalized homophobia.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
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Profilaxis Pre-Exposición
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Minorías Sexuales y de Género
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2023
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Article