Determinants of Homosexuality-Related Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hanoi, Vietnam

Ha, Huy; Ross, Michael W.; Risser, Jan M. H.; Nguyen, Huong Thi

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“…Enacted homosexuality stigma had the strongest relationship with experience of sexual violence in the last 12 months. Previously, enacted homosexuality stigma has also been found to be associated with other HIV risk behaviors among MSM in Hanoi, including inconsistent condom use and multiple sexual partners (Ha et al, 2014), suggesting that intervention is urgently needed.…”

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“…To measure minority stress, we assessed three types of homosexuality stigma—enacted, perceived, and internalized—using scales adapted from studies conducted in China and piloted with MSM in Hanoi (Ha, Ross, Risser, & Nguyen, 2014; Liu, Feng, & Rhodes, 2009; Neilands, Steward, & Choi, 2008). The terms “gay” or “homosexual” were translated to “individual who has sexual intercourse with the same sex” in the Vietnamese survey because the target population was MSM who may not self-identify as gay or homosexual.…”

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“…Each form of stigma was represented by a summative score, with a higher score indicating a higher level of stigma. If a participant’s score was in the 75th percentile or higher, this was considered a high stigma score based on the thresholds used in other studies (Ha et al, 2014). The Cronbach’s alphas for all three stigma scales in our study were 0.65 or greater (Internalized stigma α = .86; Perceived stigma α = .86; Enacted stigma α = .65).…”

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Minority Stress and Experience of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hanoi, Vietnam: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

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Giang

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J Interpers Violence

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) are highly vulnerable to sexual violence, a known driver of HIV infection. Homosexuality stigma may be a unique risk factor for sexual violence among MSM. In this study, we examine the relationship between homosexuality stigma measures and sexual violence in the last 12 months using a minority stress framework. MSM were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Participants completed an interviewer-administered survey and provided blood samples for HIV testing. Bivariable associations were tested between self-reported experience of sexual violence in the last 12 months and homosexuality stigma measures using odds ratios (ORs) produced by Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel Statistics. A logistic regression model for each type of minority stress was built to conduct the multivariable analyses with independent covariates. Of 202 MSM, 29 (14.4%) participants reported experiencing sexual violence in the last 12 months. About one fourth of participants reported experiencing high enacted (55/202; 27.2%), perceived (52/202; 25.7%), and internalized (60/202; 29.7%) homosexuality stigma. In bivariable and multivariable analyses, enacted homosexuality stigma was the only variable consistently associated with experience of sexual violence in the last 12 months (aOR: 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.5, 8.4]). Sexual violence and homosexuality stigma are highly prevalent among MSM in Hanoi, Vietnam. MSM-targeted HIV prevention interventions in Vietnam should incorporate violence prevention and homosexuality stigma reduction activities. Longitudinal studies are needed to understand how homosexuality stigma influences sexual violence and other HIV risk behaviors among MSM.

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Minority Stress and Experience of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hanoi, Vietnam: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

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“…La investigación sobre la hi, que ha venido creciendo en las últimas décadas, ha propuesto algunas variables asociadas a dicho fenómeno como lo son el género, la identificación con la orientación sexual, la edad, el nivel educativo y el nivel de desigualdad económica (Ha, Ross, Risser & Nguyen, 2014;Nascimento, 2014;Ross et al, 2013).…”

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“…En lo que respecta al género, algunos estudios muestran que en comparación con las mujeres, los hombres experimentan una mayor victimización por su orientación sexual, lo que conllevaría a una mayor propensión a internalizar las actitudes antihomosexuales de la sociedad (Valdez-Montero, Martínez-Velasco, Ahumada-Cortez, Caudillo-Ortega, & Gámez-Medina, 2018;D' Augelli, Pilkington, & Hershberger, 2002;Lingiardi, Baiocco, & Nardelli, 2012;Moral, Valle, & García, 2013;Ha et al, 2014). Sin embargo, en el metanálisis realizado por Newcomb y Mustanski (2010) se reporta que el género no es un moderador de la hi y que las experiencias de victimización de los hombres no se traducen en mayores niveles de esta.…”

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Homonegatividad Internalizada en una Muestra Colombiana: Asociación con el Grado de Identificación con la Homosexualidad y las Variables Sociodemográficas

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Navarro-Segura

Moreno

2021

Rev. colomb. psicol.

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Introducción: diferentes autores señalan la necesidad de realizar más estudios sobre las variables asociadas con la homonegatividad internalizada (hi) en Latinoamérica. Objetivo: explorar la asociación entre la hi, la autoidentificación con la homosexualidad y las variables sociodemográficas (género, edad, nivel educativo y desigualdad económica). Método: un muestreo no probabilístico tipo “Bola de nieve” fue realizado en un grupo de 489 personas con un promedio de 23.4 años de edad (de=6.6) en cinco ciudades colombianas (Bogotá, Barranquilla, Pereira, Villavicencio y Tunja). El grado de autoidentificación con la homosexualidad fue estimado con la escala de Kinsey. También se utilizó un cuestionario de hi. Resultados: un análisis de regresión lineal jerárquica mostró que la hi está asociada significativamente con el género, el grado de identificación con la orientación sexual y la edad, pero no con el nivel educativo o la desigualdad económica. A pesar de que todas las variables estudiadas aportaron algún grado de varianza al modelo, la autoidentificación con la homosexualidad y el género aportaron el mayor porcentaje de varianza para explicar la asociación con hi. Discusión: este estudio permite una primera aproximación empírica al estudio de la hi en Colombia y resalta la importancia de implementar políticas públicas y el uso de terapias afirmativas para disminuirla, particularmente en hombres jóvenes en proceso de autoidentificación con lahomosexualidad.

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Measurements of Sexuality-Based Stigma among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Resource-Poor Settings: A Review

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Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in resource-poor settings are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. GBMSM living in these settings may face unique barriers to HIV prevention, including legal barriers and increased sexuality-based stigma. It is therefore imperative to tailor HIV prevention and care resources to recognize the lived realities of GBMSM in these settings. Central to this is the accurate measurement of sexuality-based stigma. However, there is wide inconsistency in how sexuality-based stigma is measured among GBMSM in resource-poor settings. This paper reviews recent studies of sexuality-based stigma among GBMSM in resource-poor settings, finding great variability in measurements. The results of the review call for greater attention to the development of contextually and culturally specific measures of sexuality-based stigma for GBMSM living in resource-poor settings.

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Determinants of Homosexuality-Related Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hanoi, Vietnam

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Minority Stress and Experience of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hanoi, Vietnam: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

Minority Stress and Experience of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hanoi, Vietnam: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

Homonegatividad Internalizada en una Muestra Colombiana: Asociación con el Grado de Identificación con la Homosexualidad y las Variables Sociodemográficas

Measurements of Sexuality-Based Stigma among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Resource-Poor Settings: A Review

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