Sexual and gender minority stigma, and associations with perceived barriers to HIV testing and HIV testing behaviors among adolescents and young adults in Kazakhstan

These findings suggest that SGM stigma contributes to perceived barriers that discourage HIV testing. Given that current HIV stigma interventions may not adequately address gendered or sexual identity-related stigma, targeted strategies that address the intersection of SGM and HIV stigma among AYA, especially among males, are timely needed.

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Sexual Health
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2026-01-20
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https://doi.org/10.1071/sh25099
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HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
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Sexual and gender minority stigma, and associations with perceived barriers to HIV testing and HIV testing behaviors among adolescents and young adults in Kazakhstan

Denis Gryazev, Gaukhar Mergenova, Sara E. Landers, Alissa Davis et al.
Sexual Health
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
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Sexual and gender minority stigma, and associations with perceived barriers to HIV testing and HIV testing behaviors among adolescents and young adults in Kazakhstan

Denis Gryazev, Gaukhar Mergenova, Sara E. Landers, Alissa Davis, Olga Balabekova, Yihang Sun, Hao Wen
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Abstract

These findings suggest that SGM stigma contributes to perceived barriers that discourage HIV testing. Given that current HIV stigma interventions may not adequately address gendered or sexual identity-related stigma, targeted strategies that address the intersection of SGM and HIV stigma among AYA, especially among males, are timely needed.

Sexual HealthVol. 23(2)
City University of New York (US), Kazakh National Medical University (KZ), Brown University (US), Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (KZ), Columbia University (US)
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