Examining HIV-related stigma among African, Caribbean, and Black church congregants from the Black PRAISE study in Ontario, Canada

Kerr, Jelani; Burton, Kelsey; Tharao, Wangari; Greenspan, Nicole; Calzavara, Liviana; Browne, Orville; Luyombya, Henry; Arnold, Keresa; Nakamwa, Joanita; Muchenje-Marisa, Marvelous; Husbands, Winston

doi:10.1080/09540121.2021.1871723

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“…First, Black men will be socialized to discuss their health including sexual health at younger age that can normalize health discussions with other family members and professionals. Second, normalizing health discussions on sexual health and HIV provides a useful platform to reducing HIV stigma and increasing testing [44,45].…”

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“You have to make it cool”: How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health

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Background Black Canadian communities are disproportionately impacted by HIV. To help address this challenge, we undertook research to engage heterosexual Black men in critical dialogue about resilience and vulnerability. They articulated the necessity of making health services ‘cool’. Methods We draw on the analyses of focus groups and in-depth interviews with 69 self-identified heterosexual Black men and 12 service providers who took part in the 2016 Toronto arm of the weSpeak study to explore what it means to make health and HIV services ‘cool’ for heterosexual Black Canadian men. Results Our findings revealed four themes on making health services cool: (1) health promotion as a function of Black family systems; (2) opportunities for healthy dialogue among peers through non-judgmental interactions; (3) partnering Black men in intervention design; and (4) strengthening institutional health literacy on Black men’s health. Conclusions We discuss the implications of these findings for improving the health of Black Canadians.

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“You have to make it cool”: How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health

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Correlates of HIV-Related Stigmas Among African American Church-Affiliated Populations in Kansas City

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HIV-related stigmas contribute to disparities, and contact with HIV-positive individuals has been suggested to reduce stigma. Faith-based organizations have been recognized as important to stigma reduction efforts among African American populations; however, relatively few church-based studies have measured HIV-related stigma. This study uses baseline data (N = 1,448) from a study with 14 African American churches in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, to examine correlates of HIV-related stigmas among church members and community members accessing church social services using two previously validated scales that measure discomfort interacting with individuals with HIV and anticipated stigma or rejection. Knowing someone with HIV was associated with lower discomfort, even after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and sexual risk, HIV knowledge, previous communication about HIV at church, and mean drug and homosexuality stigmas. Knowing someone with HIV was not associated with anticipated stigma or rejection after adjustment. Contact-based interventions hold promise for reducing discomfort around people with HIV among church-affiliated populations.

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Examining HIV-related stigma among African, Caribbean, and Black church congregants from the Black PRAISE study in Ontario, Canada

Cited by 2 publications

References 28 publications

“You have to make it cool”: How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health

“You have to make it cool”: How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health

Correlates of HIV-Related Stigmas Among African American Church-Affiliated Populations in Kansas City

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