How intersectional constructions of sexuality, culture, and masculinity shape identities and sexual decision-making among men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miriam Midoun, Miriam M Midoun (Brown University), Sylvia Shangani (0000-0002-8095-233X, Brown University), Bibi Mbete (Kenya Medical Research Institute), Shadrack Babu (Kenya Medical Research Institute), Melissa Hackman (0000-0003-3428-0656, Emory University), Elise M van der Elst, Elise van der Elst (0000-0001-5106-0466, Kenya Medical Research Institute), Eduard J Sanders (0000-0002-1062-8921, Kenya Medical Research Institute), Adrian D Smith (0000-0003-0036-1490, University of Oxford), Don Operario (0000-0003-2467-5048, Brown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 625-638 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/13691058.2015.1102326 |
| PMID | 26551761 |
| OpenAlex | W2194015332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Men who have sex with men are increasingly recognised as one of the most vulnerable HIV risk groups in Kenya. Sex between men is highly stigmatised in Kenya, and efforts to provide sexual health services to men who have sex with men require a deeper understanding of their lived experiences; this includes how such men in Kenya construct their sexual identities and how these constructions affect sexual decision-making. Adult self-identified men who have sex with men (n = 26) in Malindi, Kenya, participated in individual interviews to examine sociocultural processes influencing sexual identity construction and decision-making. Four key themes were identified: (1) tensions between perceptions of 'homosexuality' versus being 'African', (2) gender-stereotyped beliefs about sexual positioning, (3) socioeconomic status and limitations to personal agency and (4) objectification and commodification of non-normative sexualities. Findings from this analysis emphasise the need to conceive of same-sex sexuality and HIV risk as context-dependent social phenomena. Multiple sociocultural axes were found to converge and shape sexual identity and sexual decision-making among this population. These axes and their interactive effects should be considered in the design of future interventions and other public health programmes for men who have sex with men in this region
Developmental psychology · Geography · Human sexuality · Masculinity · Men who have sex with men · Population · Reproductive health · Sexual identity · Sociocultural evolution · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |