An ‘elephant in the room’? Stigma and hepatitis C transmission among HIV‐positive ‘serosorting’ gay men
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098278 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gareth Owen (0000-0002-5166-9332, Institute of Health Service Research, Peninsula Medical School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 601-610 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691050802061673 |
| PMID | 18649198 |
| OpenAlex | W2004413201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 33 |
Recent research has highlighted concerns about sexually transmitted infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in populations of HIV-positive men who have sex with men. This paper presents results from a qualitative pilot study exploring the experience of stigma in HIV/HCV co-infected men. The preliminary findings suggest that HCV infection can be experienced as more stigmatising than HIV among gay and other men who have sex with men. This hierarchical stigmatisation complicates the disclosure of HCV infection, threatening the 'safety' of HIV serosorted unprotected sexual practice. Further research is required to explore the effect of stigma on HIV/HCV co-infected men, but these preliminary findings suggest that heath promotion initiatives are needed to counter hepatitis C stigma by raising awareness and facilitating greater empathetic ownership of hepatitis C as a gay community issue
Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Hepatitis C virus · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Men who have sex with men · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sexual transmission · Stigma (botany · Syphilis · Transmission (telecommunications · Virus · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |