Burch, WJ;
Hart, GJ;
Lim, SH;
(2018)
A Qualitative Study of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Multilevel Factors Related to HIV Risks in Malaysia.
AIDS Education and Prevention
, 30
(2)
pp. 85-95.
10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.85.
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Abstract
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are a group at high risk for HIV infection, yet no research has been conducted to understand this population in Malaysia. Semistructured interviews from a combination of YMSM aged 18–25 (n = 20) and local service providers of sexual health services (n = 4) were conducted from May to June 2015. Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes in participant responses from transcripts. Participants reported societal and internalized homophobia, an absence of sex education and difficulty accessing confidential HIV testing. This study provides insights into how homophobia in Malaysian society influences individual risk behavior for HIV in Malaysian YMSM, and makes practical suggestions for more effective HIV prevention in this population.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Qualitative Study of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Multilevel Factors Related to HIV Risks in Malaysia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.85 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.85 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Burch, WJ; Hart, GJ; Lim, SH; A Qualitative Study of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Multilevel Factors Related to HIV Risks in Malaysia. AIDS Education and Prevention © 2018. Copyright Guilford Press. Reprinted with permission of The Guilford Press. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Education & Educational Research, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, MSM |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10059479 |
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