Stigma and Mobile App Use Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men

• Published in: AIDS education and prevention Vol. 31; no. 6; p. 523
• Main Authors: Rosengren, A Lina, Menza, Timothy W, LeGrand, Sara, Muessig, Kathryn E, Bauermeister, Jose A, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Americans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Discrimination, Psychological; HIV Infections - ethnology; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Homophobia; Homosexuality, Male - ethnology; Homosexuality, Male - psychology; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Mobile Applications; North Carolina; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; Social Networking; Social Stigma; Young Adult; North Carolina; mobile apps; stigma; HIV; MSM

Young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Intersectional stigmas are associated with increased HIV vulnerability, and worse outcomes for YBMSM with HIV. YBMSM find sex partners through sexual networking apps, but stigma on apps has been poorly studied. We...