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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 8/2018

01-08-2018 | Original Paper

A Conceptual Model of Dyadic Coordination in HIV Care Engagement Among Couples of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Dyadic Analysis

Authors: Judy Y. Tan, Chadwick K. Campbell, Alyssa P. Tabrisky, Robert Siedle-Khan, Amy A. Conroy

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 8/2018

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Abstract

Among Black men who have sex with men (MSM), HIV incidence is disproportionately high and HIV care engagement is disproportionately low. There may be important opportunities to leverage the primary relationship to improve engagement in HIV care and treatment among Black MSM couples. Using dyadic qualitative analysis of semi-structured, one-on-one interviews, we explored dyadic aspects of HIV care engagement among 14 Black MSM couples in which at least one partner was HIV-positive and identified as a Black cisgender man. Findings showed that men varied in how involved they were in their HIV-positive partner’s care and treatment, and in how they reciprocated their partner’s involvement. Patterns of dyadic HIV care engagement supported a conceptual model of dyadic coordination that describes Black MSM relationships in terms of two conceptual dimensions of dyadic HIV care engagement, and guides future intervention designs with Black MSM couples.
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Metadata
Title
A Conceptual Model of Dyadic Coordination in HIV Care Engagement Among Couples of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Dyadic Analysis
Authors
Judy Y. Tan
Chadwick K. Campbell
Alyssa P. Tabrisky
Robert Siedle-Khan
Amy A. Conroy
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2070-0

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