Markus Larsson1, Michael W Ross2, Sven-Axel Månsson3, Joyce Nyoni4, Jasmine Shio5, Anette Agardh1. 1. Division for Social Medicine and Global Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. 2. Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. 3. Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. 4. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 5. Department of Project Management, Deloitte Consulting Ltd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To acquire a deepened understanding of how stigma in healthcare affects health-seeking behaviours of same-sex practising men in Tanzania. METHODS: In-depth interviews with twelve men were conducted in Dar es Salaam, 2012. Data were interpreted through qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Narratives revealed that men's healthcare perceptions were shaped by previous encounters, rumours in gay community, norms and legislation around homosexuality. Fears of exposure aggravated men's possibilities of giving full anamnesis and detached them from formal healthcare services. CONCLUSIONS: Stigma in healthcare might lead to severe public health problems due to perceived exclusion from the health system by sexual minorities.
OBJECTIVE: To acquire a deepened understanding of how stigma in healthcare affects health-seeking behaviours of same-sex practising men in Tanzania. METHODS: In-depth interviews with twelve men were conducted in Dar es Salaam, 2012. Data were interpreted through qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Narratives revealed that men's healthcare perceptions were shaped by previous encounters, rumours in gay community, norms and legislation around homosexuality. Fears of exposure aggravated men's possibilities of giving full anamnesis and detached them from formal healthcare services. CONCLUSIONS: Stigma in healthcare might lead to severe public health problems due to perceived exclusion from the health system by sexual minorities.
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Gay men; Homophobia; Qualitative studies; STIs; Sexual minorities
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