“It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak
Takenaka B, Kirklewski S, Griffith F, Gibbs J, Lauckner C, Nicholson E, Tengatenga C, Hansen N, Kershaw T. “It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1574. PMID: 38862933, PMCID: PMC11167942, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMpox outbreakSemi-structured qualitative interviewsUnited StatesHomophobic discoursesIntersectional frameworkAnti-LGBTQMainstream social mediaNon-governmentGay diseaseQualitative interviewsHealth equityLived experienceMistrustQualitative approachNews outletsLGTBQGovernmentDiscourseMenPublic health emergencyStigmatizationSouth regionHealthHealth emergencyInterviewsPerceptions on HIV-related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment as CVD Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men with HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot RCT.
Ramos S, Reynolds H, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Thayer J, Vorderstrasse A. Perceptions on HIV-related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment as CVD Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men with HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot RCT. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024 PMID: 38924481, DOI: 10.2196/57351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menPrevention educationCardiovascular diseaseMinority menDevelopment of mental health conditionsCardiovascular health equityCardiovascular disease risk factorsLatinx sexual minority menPreventive health screeningMental health conditionsHIV-related comorbiditiesPhase 1Controlled behavioral trialComorbid conditionsRisk factorsHIV-related illnessRisk of cardiovascular diseasePhase 2Health equityHigh blood pressureIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseHealth screeningPilot RCTSevere comorbid conditionsHealth conditions