Journal article

Anticipated HIV stigma among HIV negative men who have sex with men in China: a cross-sectional study

Chuncheng Liu, Ye Zhang, Stephen W Pan, Bolin Cao, Jason J Ong, Hongyun Fu, Dan Wu, Rong Fu, Chongyi Wei, Joseph D Tucker, Weiming Tang

BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES | BMC | Published : 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anticipated HIV stigma, i.e., the expectation of adverse experiences from one's seroconversion, is associated with both negative psychological and behavioral outcomes. We know little about anticipated HIV stigma's relationship with emerging technologies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) and online sex-seeking platforms, that have become popular among populations that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This study examined correlates of anticipated HIV stigma among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS: In July 2016, MSM, who were ≥ 16 years old and self-reported as HIV negative or unknown, were recruited from a gay mobile phone application in China. Informatio..

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Awarded by National Key Research and Development Program of China


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Awarded by Newton Fund


Awarded by National Institutes of Health


Awarded by UNC Center for AIDS Research


Awarded by NIMH


Awarded by National Science and Technology Major Project


Awarded by National Nature Science Foundation of China


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFE0103800), Academy of Medical Sciences and the Newton Fund (Grant number NIF\R1\181020), the National Institutes of Health (NIAID 1R01AI114310-01, NIAID K24AI143471), UNC Center for AIDS Research (NIAID 5P30AI050410), NIMH (R34MH119963), National Science and Technology Major Project (2018ZX10101-001-001-003), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (81903371). The listed grant funders played no role in any step of this study.