Open AccessThe Role of Stigma and Medical Mistrust in the Routine Health Care Engagement of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Author(s) -
Lisa A. Eaton,
Daniel D. Driffin,
Christopher Kegler,
Harlan Smith,
Christopher Conway-Washington,
Denise White,
Chauncey Cherry
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302322
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , psychosocial , psychological intervention , stigma (botany) , medicine , health care , social stigma , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , syphilis , economics , economic growth
Objectives: We assessed how health care-related stigma, global medical mistrust, and personal trust in one's health care provider relate to engaging in medical care among Black men who have sex with men (MSM).