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‘It's raining stones’: stigma, violence and HIV vulnerability among men who have sex with men in Dakar, Senegal

Niang, Cheikh Ibrahima, Tapsoba, Placide, Weiss, Ellen, Diagne, Moustapha, Niang, Youssoupha, Moreau, Amadou Mody, Gomis, Dominique, Wade, Abdoulaye SidbÉ +2 more·2003·Culture, Health & Sexuality
DOI 10.1080/1369105031000152715
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Research in many countries has highlighted the vulnerability of men who have sex with men to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Yet in Africa, such men have received little attention in HIV/AIDS programming and service delivery because of the widespread denial and stigmatization of male homosexual behaviour. In Dakar, Senegal, a study conducted by researchers from Cheikh Anta Diop University, the Senegal National Council Against AIDS, and the Horizons Program elicited quantitative and qualitative data about the needs, behaviours, knowledge, and attitudes of men who have sex with men. Findings reveal that respondents have distinct identities and social roles that go beyond sexual practices, that sex with men is driven by many reasons, including love, pleasure, and economic exchange, and that respondents' lives are often characterized by stigma, violence and rejection. The data also highlight that many men are at risk of HIV because of unprotected sex with other men, a history of STI symptoms, and poor knowledge of STIs. The study underscores the need for non‐stigmatizing, sexual health information and services.

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  • Key populations such as pregnant mothers, sex workers, users of injection drugs, and men who have sex with men are at higher risk for HIV infection.

    “Key populations -- such as pregnant mothers, sex workers, users of injection drugs, and men who have sex with men -- are not only at higher risk for HIV infection, but are also less likely to access standard treatment and the other related HIV health services due to stigma and discrimination they face from the general population as well as providers [64-70].”

    From mHealth for HIV Treatment & Prevention: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2013) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Key populations are less likely to access standard treatment and other related HIV health services due to stigma and discrimination they face from the general population as well as providers.

    “Key populations -- such as pregnant mothers, sex workers, users of injection drugs, and men who have sex with men -- are not only at higher risk for HIV infection, but are also less likely to access standard treatment and the other related HIV health services due to stigma and discrimination they face from the general population as well as providers [64-70].”

    From mHealth for HIV Treatment & Prevention: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2013) · cites this paper as [65]

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Authors
Niang, C. I., Tapsoba, P., Weiss, E., Diagne, M., Niang, Y., Moreau, A. M., Gomis, D., Wade, A. S., Seck, K., & Castle, C.
Venue
Culture, Health & Sexuality
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2003-01
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
499-512
ISSN
  • 1369-1058 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5351
DOI
10.1080/1369105031000152715
OpenAlex
W2083738033
Cited by
188
References
13
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 16
FWCI
2.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Culture Health & Sexuality (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
men who have sex with men, HIV vulnerability, HIV stigma, violence against men, sexual health services, sexually transmitted infections, unprotected sex, sexual identity, social rejection, HIV prevention, Dakar, Senegal

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