Community recommendations for promoting HIV testing to Black young men who have sex with men in the southern United States
Findings suggest that cultivating trust is salient to promoting HIV testing in BYMSM. To end the epidemic in the southern United States, a region that is heavily rural with high rates of HIV, it may be necessary to begin prevention conversations at younger ages and equip prevention and outreach workers with communication skills that leverage de-stigmatizing approaches.
Authors
- Lisa Hightow‐Weidman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-923X)
- Michael J. Mugavero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6916-6701)
- Princess Nash
- Henna Budhwani, PhD, MPH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-9754)
- Angulique Y. Outlaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-8693)
- Robert A. Oster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-8596)
- Mallory O. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-2804)
- Janet M. Turan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-6206)
- Sylvie Naar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6369-4685)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Koç University (TR)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of STD & AIDS
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624241273759
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health