Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-30-2021
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI
Volume
18
Issue
15
First page number:
1
Last page number:
18
Abstract
Evidence-based research has highlighted the need for exploring factors that support the mental health of men who have sex with men living with HIV/AIDS (MSMLWH), and environmental influences that promote their resilience to HIV/AIDS. This exploratory study utilized a community-based participatory research approach to investigate barriers and facilitators to promoting resilience to HIV/AIDS, specifically among racial and ethnic minority, middle-aged and older MSMLWH, a population that continues to be significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS today. This collaborative, qualitative study recruited participants who identified as racial or ethnic minority MSMLWH, were aged 40 or older, and resided in Ontario, Canada. Participants (n = 24) discussed in their interviews barriers and facilitators to promoting resilience to HIV/AIDS, which they recognized from their lived experiences. Utilizing thematic analysis, themes related to barriers and facilitators to promoting resilience to HIV/AIDS were identified. Themes related to identified barriers included: (1) language proficiency, (2) racism, (3) pernicious norms in North American gay culture, and (4) HIV stigma. Themes related to identified facilitators included: (1) compartmentalization, (2) perseverance, and (3) community-based health and social services. This article discusses the implications of the study’s findings, particularly on how they may influence the development of future services for racial and ethnic minority, middle-aged and older MSMLWH.
Keywords
Barriers and facilitators; Men who have sex with men; Middle-aged and older; Racial and ethnic minority; Resilience to HIV/AIDS
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health
File Format
File Size
381 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Liboro, R. M.,
Bell, S.,
Ranuschio, B.,
Barnes, L.,
Despres, J.,
Sedere, A.,
Puno, T.,
Shuper, P. A.
(2021).
Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Resilience to HIV/AIDS: A Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of HIV-Positive, Racial and Ethnic Minority, Middle-Aged and Older Men Who Have Sex with Men from Ontario, Canada.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15),
1-18.
MDPI.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158084