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Public health responses to the HIV epidemic among black men who have sex with men: A qualitative study of US health departments and communities.

TitlePublic health responses to the HIV epidemic among black men who have sex with men: A qualitative study of US health departments and communities.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsWilson, Patrick A., and Terrance E. Moore
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume99
Issue6
Pagination1013-22
Date Published2009 Jun
ISSN1541-0048
KeywordsAfrican Americans, Community Health Centers, Community Networks, Cultural Competency, Health Facility Administrators, Healthcare Disparities, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders, Prejudice, Prevalence, Public Health, Public Health Administration, Self Concept, United States
AbstractIn the United States, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Thus, there is a need to understand the challenges facing health departments and community-based organizations responding to the HIV epidemic among this population. We interviewed 71 AIDS program directors, health department staff, and leaders of community-based organizations in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Participants identified psychosocial factors, a lack of capacity-building efforts, and stigma as barriers to HIV prevention responses targeting Black MSM. Participants identified culturally competent staff and culturally sensitive interventions as facilitating prevention responses. To ensure that HIV/AIDS interventions targeting Black MSM are effective, it is imperative to solicit the perceptions of frontline workers in health departments and community-based organizations.
DOI10.1007/s10461-009-9532-3
Alternate JournalAm J Public Health

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