Patterns of HIV Disclosure and its Impact on the HIV Care Continuum Among Black Men who Have Sex With Men in South Carolina.

ABSTRACT: Addressing the psychosocial concerns of Black men who have sex with men (MSM), such as HIV disclosure, is critical for effective HIV treatment efforts. Black MSM living with HIV experience multiple psychosocial challenges, such as "triple stigma" due to their sexual orientation, racial minority status, and HIV status, which hinder their HIV disclosure and subsequent HIV care-seeking behavior. Our study sought to examine the HIV disclosure patterns and their impact on the HIV care continuum among Black MSM using a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were carried out among 28 Black MSM aged ≥18 years old living in South Carolina. A thematic analysis process was employed for data analysis. The emerging themes of facilitators of HIV disclosure included the sense of personal respon

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature