The Health and Sociocultural Correlates of AIDS Genocidal Beliefs and Medical Mistrust Among African American MSM
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National Institute of Mental Health R01-MH089128 P30-MH52776
Published In
Aids and Behavior
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Abstract
This study examined social and health-related correlates of AIDS conspiracy theories among 464 African American men who have sex with men (MSM). Exploratory factor analysis revealed two subscales within the AIDS conspiracy beliefs scale: medical mistrust and AIDS genocidal beliefs. Multiple regression analyses revealed medical mistrust and AIDS genocidal beliefs were both associated negative condom use attitudes and higher levels of internalized homonegativity. Medical mistrust was also associated with lower knowledge of HIV risk reduction strategies. Finally, we conducted bivariate regressions to examine the subsample of participants who reported being HIV-positive and currently taking HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) to test associations between sexual behavior and HIV treatment and AIDS conspiracy theories. Among this subsample, medical mistrust was associated with having a detectable viral load and not disclosing HIV-status to all partners in the previous 3 months. Collectively, these findings have implications for HIV prevention and treatment for African American MSM.
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DOI
10.1007/s10461-016-1657-6
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26488
Citation Details
Quinn, K. G., Kelly, J. A., DiFranceisco, W. J., Tarima, S. S., Petroll, A. E., Sanders, C., ... & Amirkhanian, Y. A. (2018). The health and sociocultural correlates of AIDS genocidal beliefs and medical mistrust among African American MSM. AIDS and Behavior, 22(6), 1814-1825.