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Title: | Roles of social capital in the association between internalized homophobia and condomless sex among men who have sex with men in Southwest China : a four-way decomposition | Authors: | Yu, B Feng, C Yang, X Wang, Z Zou, H Jia, P Yang, S |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Source: | International journal of public health, 2023, v. 68, 1605202 | Abstract: | Objectives: This study examined whether social capital (SC) mediated the association between internalized homophobia (IH) and condomless sex among men who have sex with men (MSM), with the interaction of SC and IH considered. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2018 and April 2019 in Sichuan Province, China. A total of 540 participants were recruited to investigate their IH, SC, and condomless sex. A four-way decomposition of causal mediation analysis was used to test SC’s roles in the association between IH and condomless sex. Results: Condomless sex was prevalent (46.7%) among the participants, which was significantly associated with IH [odds ratio (OR) = 1.70] and SC (OR = 0.55). A direct effect [excess risk ratio (RR = 0.32)] and an indirect effect (excess RR = 0.16) of SC were found to be significant in the association between IH and condomless sex. Heterogeneities in effects were observed when taking the SC’s domains (e.g., individual and family-based SC) as mediators. SC’s effects were significant only in the homosexual subgroup. Conclusion: IH-based intervention with consideration of SC can be tailored to MSM to decrease condomless sex and curb the spread of HIV, especially for the homosexual subgroup. |
Keywords: | Condomless sex Internalized homophobia Mediation effect Men who have sex with men Social capital |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | Journal: | International journal of public health | ISSN: | 1661-8556 | EISSN: | 1661-8564 | DOI: | 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605202 | Rights: | © 2023 Yu, Feng, Yang, Wang, Zou, Jia and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. The following publication Yu B, Feng C, Yang X, Wang Z, Zou H, Jia P and Yang S (2023) Roles of Social Capital in the Association Between Internalized Homophobia and Condomless Sex Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Southwest China: A Four-Way Decomposition. Int J Public Health 68:1605202 is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605202. |
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