Stigma and healthcare access among men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men in Senegal.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women experience HIV incidence disparities in Senegal. These analyses determined how depression and different stigma mechanisms related to sexual behavior are associated with healthcare access, sexually transmitted infection testing, and HIV testing among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women across three cities in western Senegal.

Methods

Logistic regression assessed the relationship of three stigma scales (stigma from family and friends, anticipated healthcare stigma, and general social stigma) and depression with these outcomes.

Results

Depression and stigma were not associated with healthcare access, sexually transmitted infection te

SUBMITTER: Dibble KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066634 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature