"The Skill Is Using Your Big Head Over Your Little Head": What Black Heterosexual Men Say They Know, Want, and Need to Prevent HIV

dc.contributor.authorBowleg, L.
dc.contributor.authorMingo, M.
dc.contributor.authorMassie, J. S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:08:25Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAlthough the disproportionate toll of HIV/AIDS among Black heterosexuals, particularly in low-income U.S. urban areas is well documented, Black heterosexual men are rarely the explicit focus of HIV prevention messages, research, and interventions. We conducted 4 focus groups with 28 Black men, aged 19 to 51 years, who were enrolled in the workforce and fatherhood development program of a local community-based organization to examine (a) the priority and role of HIV/AIDS in their lives and (b) their HIV prevention needs. Although none articulated HIV as a top life priority, respondents nonetheless prioritized educating their children about HIV prevention and protecting their main partners from HIV if they had other sexual partners. Analyses demonstrated that participants said they wanted and needed: to learn how to talk to partners about HIV testing and use condoms when tempted not to do so, and more discussion-oriented educational opportunities to learn and exchange prevention strategies.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988313483305
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/qige-iupu
dc.identifier.citationBowleg, L. and Mingo, M. and Massie, J. S. (2013) "The Skill Is Using Your Big Head Over Your Little Head": What Black Heterosexual Men Say They Know, Want, and Need to Prevent HIV. American Journal of Men's Health, 7 (4 Supp). 31S.
dc.identifier.issn1557-9883
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 4155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/24619
dc.subjectMen's Health
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.title"The Skill Is Using Your Big Head Over Your Little Head": What Black Heterosexual Men Say They Know, Want, and Need to Prevent HIV
dc.typeArticle

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