An assessment of stigma and human right violations among men who have sex with men in Abuja, Nigeria.
BMC Int Health Hum Rights
; 19(1): 7, 2019 03 05.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There have been several barriers in effectively engaging men who have sex with men for STI/HIV prevention and treatment programming in Nigeria including social stigma, policies, and laws criminalizing same-sex practices. The objective of this study was to describe the human rights context for MSM in Abuja and characterize factors associated with having had a genital ulcer disease in the previous 12 months, a health outcome associated with increased risk of HIV acquisition and transmission.METHODS:
A convenience sample of 297 men reporting ever having had anal intercourse with another man participated in the study in 2008. A structured survey instrument including sexual risk behaviour for STI/HIV, disclosure of sexual orientation, perceived and enacted human rights violations were performed. Descriptive and inferential data analyses were conducted using Stata11 software.RESULTS:
36% reported having been discriminated due to sexual orientation and 17% reported being afraid to walk the streets of their community. Enacted rights violations included 41% having been blackmailed, 36% been beaten, 13% been denied housing, and 11% been jailed due to sexual orientation. Having been blackmailed due to sexual orientation (aOR 3.40, 95%CI 1.35-8.56) was significantly associated with reporting having had a genital ulcer in the last 12 months. Having been beaten due to sexual orientation (aOR 2.36, 95%CI0.96-5.82) was moderately significantly associated with reporting having had a genital ulcer in the last 12 months.CONCLUSIONS:
High levels of experienced stigma, discrimination and human rights violations among MSM in Abuja was reported, constituting structural risks that are linked to sexual risk behaviour for STI/HIV. Given data on the high prevalence and incidence of HIV among MSM in Abuja, these findings reinforce the need for structural interventions to mediate access to STI/HIV prevention and treatment services.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Infecções por HIV
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Estigma Social
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Direitos Humanos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article