Assessing Different Types of HIV Communication and Sociocultural Factors on Perceived HIV Stigma and Testing among a National Sample of Youth and Young Adults

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ID15513662
AutoresGamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are (0000-0002-1718-0381, Yale University), Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari (Yale University), Martez D R Smith (0000-0002-1624-5921, University of Rochester), D T Boyd (0000-0001-9952-3116, Yale University, autor de correspondencia), S Raquel Ramos (0000-0003-2403-7222, Yale University), Courtney Johnson (0009-0004-5540-494X, Clinton Foundation), Juan Lorenzo Benavides (0000-0001-9628-3639, The Ohio State University), Megan Threats (0000-0002-1353-0882, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Junior Lloyd Allen (0000-0002-0569-457X, Wayne State University), C R Quinn (0000-0003-0876-1851, The Ohio State University)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas1003-1003
Fecha de publicación2022-01-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19021003
PMID35055823
OpenAlexW4206209514
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas36

In the United States, racial/ethnic and sexual youth and young adults (YYA) of color are disproportionately affected by HIV. Subsequently, YYA experience HIV stigma and engage in increased risk behaviors and reduced HIV testing. HIV communication has been identified as a potential buffer to HIV stigma, resulting in health-seeking behaviors, such as HIV testing. In this study, we respond to a meaningful gap in the literature by examining different types of HIV communication and their impact on HIV stigma and HIV testing in a diverse sample of YYA. We analyzed secondary data from the Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Teens and Young Adults on HIV/AIDS. A 40-question, web-based survey was conducted with 1437 youth (ages 15-24). Recruitment included a dual sampling method from households with: (1) listed phone numbers, (2) unlisted phone numbers, (3) telephones, (4) no telephone, and (5) only cell phone access. The purpose of the survey was to establish participants' HIV knowledge, communication, experiences, and testing behaviors. Findings suggested an association between intimate-partner HIV communication, increased HIV testing, and reduced HIV stigma. We also identified differentials in HIV testing and stigma based on gender, income, age, and sexual minority status, explained by HIV communication. Further research is needed that examines ways to use intimate-partner HIV communication to reduce stigma and increase HIV testing among YYA of different sociodemographic characteristics and sexual orientations

Environmental health · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · National Survey of Family Growth · Phone · Population · Psychiatry · Stigma (botany · Young adult · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology