Men Who Have Sex with Men and Partner Notification in Ireland

Coleman, Claire

doi:10.1177/0011392108099163

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“…Individuals may refuse to inform their partners about their testing activities if they believe that this information will lead their partners to think that they have cheated on them (Coleman and Lohan 2009); if they think that it will lead their partners to reject them or to attack them for being ‘dirty’; or if they think that it will result in their partners not wanting to have sex with them any more. Individuals who are in casual relationships may be less likely to disclose STI testing activities to their partners than individuals who are in more serious relationships; though individuals in more serious relationships may have greater concerns about informing their partners, and consequently take more time in doing so (Coleman and Lohan 2009). In Goffman’s (1963) terms, individuals who refuse to disclose information about their STI testing activities to others can be thought of as being discreditable performers.…”

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“…Researchers (Goldenberg et al 2008, Nack 2000, Pavlin et al . 2008) have noted that much of the work that has examined individuals’ experiences of passing and revealing in the STI testing process has been conducted with urban youth recruited from specialist STI clinics in the UK and North America (though there are some exceptions – see Coleman and Lohan 2009, Newton and McCabe 2008). Consequently, there is a need to better understand the complex issues surrounding self‐disclosure during the STI testing process across more diverse populations (Chacko et al 2004).…”

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“…In contrast to most previous studies on this topic our article examines the experiences of both young men and women, individuals from rural and urban areas and those who seek STI testing from both community and specialist STI testing facilities. It is one of the few sociological studies on STI testing to be conducted in the Republic of Ireland (though there are exceptions – for example see Coleman and Lohan 2009).…”

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Disclosure of STI testing activities by young adults: the influence of emotions and social networks

Balfe

Brugha

2010

Sociology Health & Illness

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Thirty young adults (between 18 and 29 years of age) who had sought STI testing were interviewed about their experiences of 'passing' during the STI testing process (keeping their testing practices a secret from other individuals), and also their experiences of disclosing to other individuals the fact that they had sought STI testing. Respondents kept their STI testing practices secret from others in order to preserve their identities as 'normal' individuals. They feared that their identities would become stigmatised if other people were to find out about their testing practices. Keeping their practices a secret was difficult and emotionally draining. Consequently, respondents usually chose to inform a few key individuals about their testing activities. These individuals provided respondents with emotional support and helped them to pass as normal. Healthcare professionals were a particular, valued group to whom respondents disclosed their need for STI testing. A number of respondents reported experiencing stigmatising reactions from healthcare professionals, however, which had deleterious consequences for these respondents' willingness to seek treatment for their STI. Findings are discussed in relation to Goffman's impression management framework (1959, 1963) and develop Goffman's work by highlighting the roles played by emotions and social networks in impression management activities.

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Brugha

2010

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“…Specifically, those arguing for the need for gender relation analyses to unravel hegemonic masculinities suggest that relationships between hierarchies of power over women and hierarchies of power between men need to be more fully theorised. The power of marginalised masculinities, for example, can contest or stabilise hegemonic masculinities and the processes through which this might be achieved require further attention (Coleman and Lohan 2009). Indeed, the relational aspects and performativity of masculinities confirm that men can inhabit numerous communities of practice (Creighton and Oliffe 2010), some of which may subordinate, marginalise and reflect practices synonymous with hegemonic masculinities (Coles 2009).…”

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Gay men and intimate partner violence: a gender analysis

Oliffe

Han

Maria

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Sociology Health & Illness

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Though intimate partner violence (IPV) is predominately understood as a women"s health issue most often emerging within heterosexual relationships, there is increasing recognition of the existence of male victims of IPV. In this qualitative study we explored connections between masculinities and IPV among gay men. The findings highlight how "recognising IPV" was based on an array of participant experiences including emotional, physical and sexual abuse inflicted by their partner, which in turn led to three processes. "Normalising and/or concealing violence" referred to participants" complicity in accepting violence as part of their relationship and reticence for disclosing that they were victims of IPV. "Realising a way out" included participants' understandings that the triggers for, and patterns of, IPV would best be quelled by leaving the relationship. "Nurturing recovery" detailed strategies employed by participants to mend and sustain their well-being in the aftermath of leaving an abusive relationship. In terms of masculinities and men"s health research, the findings reveal the limits of idealising hegemonic masculinities and gender relations as heterosexual, while highlighting a plurality of gay masculinities and the need for IPV support services that bridge male/female as well as the homo/heterosexual divides.Word count: 192 4

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“…To draw briefly from the larger quantitative study, we find variation on this point in the sample. For example, of the sample of index patients recruited at the two clinics (n ¼ 304), 49% were able to contact trace all contacts within the last three months, whereas 20% were not able to contact any (Coleman and Lohan 2009). In the qualitative interviews, some of the men expressed a strong desire for casual sex and anonymous sex in darkened and conversation-free spaces, such as in saunas.…”

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Regulating sexual bodies or addressing health needs? Men who have sex with men and partner notification

Coleman

Begley

2009

Critical Public Health

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Partner notification is the process by which people who are thought to have been exposed to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are traced, informed about their exposure and invited to attend clinical services. It is the cornerstone of genitourinary medicine for the prevention and treatment of STIs. The central question of the article is whether partner notification (PN) represents the medical regulation of sexual bodies or is an appropriate medical response to health care needs. The question is first of all addressed through contrasting theoretical lenses: a Functionalist Parsonian perspective, a Post-structuralist, Foucauldian perspective and a critical theory Habermasian perspective. The question is then explored empirically by drawing on the perspectives of men who have sex with men (MSM) as drawn from a study of MSM's lay perspectives on partner notification in the context of a syphilis outbreak in Dublin. The findings show that the views of MSM in this study suggest that PN is an appropriate response to health care needs and, thus, the lay views most clearly resonate with a functionalist understanding of trust in the expert and moral status of public health. However, the difficulties MSM experience in complying with PN also suggests that the medical logic of PN needs to be counter-balanced with the social logic as derived from lay experiences of its practice in their lives. A critical theory approach holds potential for mediating between medicine's regulation of sexual health and individual health care needs.

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Men Who Have Sex with Men and Partner Notification in Ireland

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

Disclosure of STI testing activities by young adults: the influence of emotions and social networks

Disclosure of STI testing activities by young adults: the influence of emotions and social networks

Gay men and intimate partner violence: a gender analysis

Regulating sexual bodies or addressing health needs? Men who have sex with men and partner notification

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