Open AccessSurveying Indian gay men for coping skills and HIV testing patterns using the internet
Author(s) -
KS Jethwani,
SV Mishra,
PS Jethwani,
Neena Sawant
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.132315
Subject(s) - disengagement theory , coping (psychology) , homosexuality , medicine , social support , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , psychology , social psychology , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , psychoanalysis
Surveying vulnerable and incarcerated populations is often challenging. Newer methods to reach and collect sensitive information in a safe, secure, and valid manner can go a long way in addressing this unmet need. Homosexual men in India live with inadequate social support, marginalization, and lack legal recognition. These make them less reachable by public health agencies, and make them more likely to continue with high-risk behaviors, and contract human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).