2017
DOI: 10.20853/31-4-871
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A SWOT analysis of health service access by men who have sex with men in South Africa: lessons for higher education institutions

Abstract: Few interventions to address heteronormativity in health education and practice exist within South Africa's Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). We conducted a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of programmes that enhanced the competency of health workers with respect to men who have sex with men (MSM) and the MSM-focused HIV response in South Africa to develop recommendations for similar interventions within HEIs. We found that a combination of political will, MSM community mobi… Show more

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“…Two of the articles in here address concerns of men who have sex with men and HIV risk (Brink 2017;Scheibe et al 2017). Whilst South Africa faces a generally heterosexual HIV epidemic, results of a study by Brink entitled, Considerations for South African higher education: A 'National student men who have sex with men' sexual behaviour survey, reports factors for elevated vulnerability and risk for HIV infection for male university students.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Two of the articles in here address concerns of men who have sex with men and HIV risk (Brink 2017;Scheibe et al 2017). Whilst South Africa faces a generally heterosexual HIV epidemic, results of a study by Brink entitled, Considerations for South African higher education: A 'National student men who have sex with men' sexual behaviour survey, reports factors for elevated vulnerability and risk for HIV infection for male university students.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The recommended interventions are based on an interdisciplinary community-based research using appreciative inquiry (Netshandama, Mavhandu-Mudzusi, and Matshidze 2017). This study from Venda and another study (Scheibe et al 2017) are nested within a bigger national MSM study in South Africa (Louwrens et al 2016;HEAIDS and NACOSA 2014).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These discussions were conducted in English, convened in safe spaces, and implemented during the initial 6-month phase of the project lifespan. Strengths were identified as elements of existing LGBTQ health services that had positive impacts on health access and outcomes for racial/ethnic sexual gender minority young adults (Scheibe et al, 2017). Weaknesses included the environmental factors and social practices that contributed to poor health outcomes.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Andrew Scheibe et al (2017) for instance, hold that while in South Africa the Constitution provides legal recognition to homosexuality, antihomosexual activism still persists within communities. According to Scheibe et al (2017:220), many people who do not conform to heterosexual norms experience stigma, discrimination and exclusion.…”
Section: Surveillance Of Homosexuality Under the Lawmentioning
confidence: 99%