Multi-level manifestations of sexual stigma among men with same-gender sexual experience in Ghana
Saalim K, Amu-Adu P, Amoh-Otu R, Akrong R, Abu-Ba’are G, Stockton M, Vormawor R, Torpey K, Nyblade L, Nelson L. Multi-level manifestations of sexual stigma among men with same-gender sexual experience in Ghana. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 166. PMID: 36694150, PMCID: PMC9872747, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15087-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-gender sexual experienceFocus group discussionsSexual stigmaSocioecological levelsSexual experienceStigma manifestationsRole of familyPoor quality servicesQualitative content analysisInternal ambivalenceReligious institutionsSuch stigmaLegal processVerbal abuseInterpersonal levelNational lawStigma researchGroup discussionsConstant fearStigma reduction interventionsPhysical abuseSocial aspectsStigma experiencesContent analysisForeign culture