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Assessing the Role of Gay Community Attachment, Stigma, and PrEP Stereotypes on Young Men Who Have Sex with Men's PrEP Uptake.
Meanley, Steven; Connochie, Daniel; Choi, Seul Ki; Bonett, Stephen; Flores, Dalmacio D; Bauermeister, José A.
Afiliação
  • Meanley S; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard 243L, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. smeanley@nursing.upenn.edu.
  • Connochie D; Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA. smeanley@nursing.upenn.edu.
  • Choi SK; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard 243L, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
  • Bonett S; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard 243L, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
  • Flores DD; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard 243L, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
  • Bauermeister JA; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard 243L, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
AIDS Behav ; 25(6): 1761-1776, 2021 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33211207
ABSTRACT
Negative stereotypes about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) hinder PrEP uptake among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Prior research suggests community homophobia may be linked to negative PrEP attitudes. Conversely, individuals with high gay community attachments (GCA) may have more access to credible PrEP information/resources. Among 285 YMSM recruited online, we estimated structural equation models to test competing conceptual models that inform pathways from perceived stigmas, GCA, and negative PrEP stereotype endorsements to PrEP uptake. In Model A, perceived stigma was directly associated with PrEP uptake, partially mediated by stereotype endorsement (ß = - 0.05; 95% CI [- 0.09, - 0.01]) and GCA (ß = - 0.06; 95% CI [- 0.11, 0.02]). In Model B, perceived stigma was associated with PrEP uptake (ß = - 0.07; 95% CI [- 0.14, - 0.01]) through stereotype endorsement among high GCA YMSM. Complemented by anti-stigma initiatives, PrEP outreach for YMSM should utilize sex-positive messaging and disentangle negative PrEP stereotypes within gay-centric social spaces.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN Los estereotipos negativos sobre la profilaxis pre-exposición (PrEP) dificultan su uso entre hombres jóvenes que tienen sexo con otros hombres (YMSM). Investigaciones anteriores sugieren que la homofobia comunitaria puede estar relacionada a las actitudes negativas sobre PrEP. En cambio, personas con alto apego a la comunidad gay (GCA) pueden tener más acceso a información y recursos creíbles sobre PrEP. Entre los 285 YMSM reclutados en línea, estimamos varios modelos de ecuaciones estructurales para contrastar las asociaciones entre los estigmas percibidos, la GCA, los estereotipos negativos sobre PrEP, y el uso de PrEP entre diversos modelos conceptuales. En el Modelo A, el estigma percibido se asoció directamente con el uso de PrEP, siendo parcialmente mediado por el endoso a estereotipos (ß = − 0.05; IC del 95% [− 0.09, − 0.01]) y GCA (ß = − 0.06; IC del 95% [− 0.11, 0.02]). En el Modelo B, el estigma percibido se asoció con el uso de PrEP (ß = − 0.07; IC del 95% [− 0.14, − 0.01]) a través de los estereotipos entre YMSM con puntajes altos en GCA. Complementado con iniciativas contra el estigma, el alcance de la PrEP para YMSM debe utilizar mensajes de sexo positivo y desenredar los estereotipos negativos de PrEP dentro de los espacios sociales centrados en la comunidad gay.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Profilaxia Pré-Exposição / Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero Limite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Profilaxia Pré-Exposição / Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero Limite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article