Enacted stigma has been
linked to increased HIV risk behaviours among sexual minority youth, but
despite higher rates of HIV and other STIs, there is very little research with
Indigenous youth.
In this study, secondary analyses of three population-based,
school surveys were conducted to explore the associations between HIV risk and
enacted stigma among sexual minority Indigenous youth in Canada, the US, and
New Zealand. Data were analyzed and interpreted with guidance from Indigenous
and sexual minority research team members, Indigenous advisory groups, and
community consultations.
In all three countries, Indigenous sexual minority youth
were more likely to experience enacted stigma (such as bullying,
discrimination, exclusion, harassment, or school-based violence) and report
increased HIV risk behaviours (such as lack of condom use, multiple sexual
partners, pregnancy involvement, and injection drug use) compared to
heterosexual peers. Data were analyzed by age, gender, and sexual orientation,
and for some groups, higher levels of enacted stigma was associated with higher
HIV risk.
The findings highlight the need for more research, including
identifying protective factors, and developing interventions that focus on
promoting resilience, addressing the levels of stigma and homophobic violence
in school, and restoring historical traditions of positive status for
Indigenous sexual minority people.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/uyRljZ
By: Elizabeth Saewyc, PhD, RN, FSAHM, FCAHS, Terryann Clark, PhD, MPH, RN, Lucy Barney, MSN, RN, Dana Brunanski, MA, and Yuko Homma, PhD
Elizabeth Saewyc: ac.cbu@cyweas.htebazile (https://nursing.ubc.ca/our-people/elizabeth-saewyc); Terryann Clark: zn.ca.dnalkcua@kralc.t; Lucy Barney: ac.ashp@yenrabl; Dana Brunanski:ac.hcv@iksnanurb.anad; Yuko Homma: ac.cbu@ammoh.okuy
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