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"You're an open target to be abused": A qualitative study of stigma and HIV self-disclosure among black men who have sex with men

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  • Bird, J.D.P.
  • Voisin, D.R.

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The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis among Black men who have sex with men (MSM). HIV-related stigma presents a primary barrier to sexual communication and effective HIV prevention. Using in-depth, qualitative interviews conducted with 20 HIV-positive Black MSM between 2007 and 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, we explored the themes related to HIV-related stigma and the underlying messages HIV-positive Black MSM receive regarding their status. Stigmatizing messages stem from family, churches, and the gay community and from negative, internalized, beliefs HIV-positive Black MSM held about infected individuals before their own infection. HIV stigma influences sexual silence around HIV disclosure, especially to sexual partners.

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  • Bird, J.D.P. & Voisin, D.R., 2013. ""You're an open target to be abused": A qualitative study of stigma and HIV self-disclosure among black men who have sex with men," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(12), pages 2193-2199.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301437_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301437
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