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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 6/2018

01-06-2018 | Original Paper

The Health and Sociocultural Correlates of AIDS Genocidal Beliefs and Medical Mistrust Among African American MSM

Authors: Katherine G. Quinn, Jeffrey A. Kelly, Wayne J. DiFranceisco, Sergey S. Tarima, Andrew E. Petroll, Chris Sanders, Janet S. St. Lawrence, Yuri A. Amirkhanian

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

This study examined social and health-related correlates of AIDS conspiracy theories among 464 African American men who have sex with men (MSM). Exploratory factor analysis revealed two subscales within the AIDS conspiracy beliefs scale: medical mistrust and AIDS genocidal beliefs. Multiple regression analyses revealed medical mistrust and AIDS genocidal beliefs were both associated negative condom use attitudes and higher levels of internalized homonegativity. Medical mistrust was also associated with lower knowledge of HIV risk reduction strategies. Finally, we conducted bivariate regressions to examine the subsample of participants who reported being HIV-positive and currently taking HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) to test associations between sexual behavior and HIV treatment and AIDS conspiracy theories. Among this subsample, medical mistrust was associated with having a detectable viral load and not disclosing HIV-status to all partners in the previous 3 months. Collectively, these findings have implications for HIV prevention and treatment for African American MSM.
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Metadata
Title
The Health and Sociocultural Correlates of AIDS Genocidal Beliefs and Medical Mistrust Among African American MSM
Authors
Katherine G. Quinn
Jeffrey A. Kelly
Wayne J. DiFranceisco
Sergey S. Tarima
Andrew E. Petroll
Chris Sanders
Janet S. St. Lawrence
Yuri A. Amirkhanian
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1657-6

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