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Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To estimate self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil and to analyze associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 3,859 MSM recruited in 2008–2009 with respondent driven sampling. Data collection conducted in health c...
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Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5697921/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166436 http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2017051000016 |
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author | Magno, Laio Dourado, Inês da Silva, Luís Augusto V Brignol, Sandra de Brito, Ana Maria Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland Benzaken, Adele Pinho, Adriana de A Kendall, Carl Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo |
author_facet | Magno, Laio Dourado, Inês da Silva, Luís Augusto V Brignol, Sandra de Brito, Ana Maria Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland Benzaken, Adele Pinho, Adriana de A Kendall, Carl Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To estimate self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil and to analyze associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 3,859 MSM recruited in 2008–2009 with respondent driven sampling. Data collection conducted in health centers in 10 Brazilian cities. A face-to-face questionnaire was used and rapid HIV and syphilis tests conducted. Aggregated data were weighted and adjusted odds ratio estimated to measure the association between selected factors and self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation. RESULTS: The sample was predominantly young, eight plus years of schooling, pardo (brown), single, low-income, and identified themselves as gay or homosexual. The prevalence of self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation was 27.7% (95%CI 26.2–29.1). Discrimination was independently associated with: age < 30 years, more years of schooling, community involvement and support, history of sexual and physical violence, suicidal thoughts, and unprotected receptive anal intercourse. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of self-reported discrimination among MSM in Brazil is high. These results challenge the assumptions that MSM-specific prevention and support programs are not required or that health professionals do not need special training to address MSM needs. |
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spelling | pubmed-56979212017-11-30 Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil Magno, Laio Dourado, Inês da Silva, Luís Augusto V Brignol, Sandra de Brito, Ana Maria Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland Benzaken, Adele Pinho, Adriana de A Kendall, Carl Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Rev Saude Publica Artigos Originais OBJECTIVE: To estimate self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil and to analyze associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 3,859 MSM recruited in 2008–2009 with respondent driven sampling. Data collection conducted in health centers in 10 Brazilian cities. A face-to-face questionnaire was used and rapid HIV and syphilis tests conducted. Aggregated data were weighted and adjusted odds ratio estimated to measure the association between selected factors and self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation. RESULTS: The sample was predominantly young, eight plus years of schooling, pardo (brown), single, low-income, and identified themselves as gay or homosexual. The prevalence of self-reported discrimination due to sexual orientation was 27.7% (95%CI 26.2–29.1). Discrimination was independently associated with: age < 30 years, more years of schooling, community involvement and support, history of sexual and physical violence, suicidal thoughts, and unprotected receptive anal intercourse. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of self-reported discrimination among MSM in Brazil is high. These results challenge the assumptions that MSM-specific prevention and support programs are not required or that health professionals do not need special training to address MSM needs. Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2017-11-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5697921/ /pubmed/29166436 http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2017051000016 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Artigos Originais Magno, Laio Dourado, Inês da Silva, Luís Augusto V Brignol, Sandra de Brito, Ana Maria Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland Benzaken, Adele Pinho, Adriana de A Kendall, Carl Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title | Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title_full | Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title_short | Factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in Brazil |
title_sort | factors associated with self-reported discrimination against men who have sex with men in brazil |
topic | Artigos Originais |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5697921/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166436 http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2017051000016 |
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