Abstract

In the United States, young Black men who have sex with men (MSM), between the ages of 13 and 29 years have the highest rates of new HIV infections. The prevalence of HIV among this population is three to four times higher than their White MSM counterparts. Research indicates substance use is strongly associated with HIV infection among young Black MSM. Twelve HIV-negative and HIV-positive participants from the Bay Area were recruited for this qualitative narrative study to explore the following three aims: (a) describe the role substance use plays in the lives of young Black MSM, (b) describe their perceived risks for acquiring HIV, and (c) explore the historical and social contextual experiences that have influenced their lives.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10133415; ProQuest document ID: 1802526288. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Raymond Austin Nation, PhD, RN, PHN

Sigma Membership

Upsilon Beta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

HIV Risk Reduction, Substance Use and Abuse, Vulnerable Populations

Advisor

Carol Dawson-Rose

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of California, San Francisco

Degree Year

2016

Rights Holder

All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.

All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.

All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.

Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-05-28

Full Text of Presentation

wf_yes

Download

Share

COinS