Body image disturbance and health behaviors among sexual minority men living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Body image disturbance is a common experience for sexual minority men living with HIV, and is associated with poor self-care behaviors. However, to date, no known cohesive theoretical model has been advanced to understand the possible antecedents and outcomes of body image disturbance in this population. Thus, the goal of the current study was to test a biopsychosocial model of body image and self-care behaviors among sexual minority men living with HIV.

Method

Participants were 106 gay and bisexual men living with HIV who completed a battery of self-report measures, including assessment of body image disturbance, depression, lipodystrophy, appearance orientation, condom use self-efficacy, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, and HIV sexual transmission risk beh

SUBMITTER: Blashill AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4094355 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature