Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults
Boyd D, Quinn C, Durkee M, Williams E, Constant A, Washington D, Butler-Barnes S, Ewing A. Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2019. PMID: 39075376, PMCID: PMC11285399, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19519-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health help-seeking attitudesHelp-seeking attitudesBlack young adultsExperiences of discriminationEveryday discriminationMental health help-seeking behaviorYoung adultsHealth help-seeking behaviorSuicidal ideationExperiences of everyday discriminationMental health servicesMental health supportLong-term health consequencesHelp-seeking behaviorSuicide prevention effortsFeelings of isolationSuicidal behaviorImpact of discriminationHealth servicesHealth supportLogistic regression analysisSexual healthPrevention effortsStudy participantsRisk of suicidal behaviorQualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlumsThe importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM)
Boyd D, Harris O, Abu-Ba’are G, Nelson L, Wilton L. The importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM). Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 12275. PMID: 38806594, PMCID: PMC11133373, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63123-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention behaviorsPrEP useDevelopmental assetsIncrease HIV testingHIV testingPersonal responsibilityExternal assetsPreventive behaviorsYoung Black menWellbeing of youthCommunity-based organizationsStrength-based interventionsIncreasing HIV prevention behaviorsYBMSM agesCross-sectional surveyBlack menAdult supportFamily supportPositive identityInternal assetsPrEPYBMSMHIVAssetsYouthInfluence of families and other adult support on HIV prevention outcomes among black men who have sex with men
Boyd D, Ramos S, Maragh-Bass A, Dyer T, Zigah E, Abu-Ba’are G. Influence of families and other adult support on HIV prevention outcomes among black men who have sex with men. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 822. PMID: 38491379, PMCID: PMC10941365, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18171-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung Black MSMHIV prevention behaviorsHIV testingBlack MSMPrEP useInfluence of familyPreventive behaviorsCondom useAssociated with HIV testingPromote HIV preventive behaviorCasual partnersSupportive adultsConclusionThe primary aimHIV prevention outcomesBlack menFamily factorsInvolvement of familiesReduce risk behaviorsInfluence of family factorsAssociated with condom useAdult supportPrEP stigmaYoung Black menPrevention outcomesPreexposure prophylaxisExamining developmental assets of young Black sexual gender minority males in preventing suicidal behaviors
Boyd D, Jones K, Hawthorne D, Quinn C, Mueller-Williams A, Ramos S, Dyer T, Wilton L. Examining developmental assets of young Black sexual gender minority males in preventing suicidal behaviors. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 256-262. PMID: 38325106, PMCID: PMC11495657, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily supportDevelopmental assetsIntersection of raceCommunity-based organizationsBisexual male adolescentsDepressive symptomsSuicide attemptsSexual orientationStigmatized identitiesMinority malesPolicy implicationsExternal assetsSuicide outcomesAssociated with suicide attemptsAssociated with depressive symptomsPrevent suicidal behaviorAssociated with planningFamily communicationMale adolescentsCross-sectional surveyPrevent depressive symptomsAmazon M-TurkSuicidal behaviorFamilySuicide