Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003

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This study explores the experiences of stigma, victimization, and coping mechanisms among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men residing in slum communities in Ghana. Through in-depth interviews, the authors identify themes of criminalization and social insecurity, alongside strategies such as identity concealment and avoidance of gender-nonconforming individuals. The resource concludes by proposing interventional approaches, including HIV education and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to address these challenges.

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Osman Wumpini Shamrock (Applied Behavioral Research (United States)), Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are (Yale University), Edem Yaw Zigah (Ghana Health Service), Henry Delali Dakpui (Ghana Health Service), Gideon Adjaka (Hope Foundation), Natalie M. LeBlanc (Yale University), Amina P. Alio (University of Rochester), LaRon E. Nelson (Yale University)
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2024-04-05
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10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1
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@article{allodium:7ccdad4f594d4708,
  title = {Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003},
  author = {Osman Wumpini Shamrock and Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are and Edem Yaw Zigah and Henry Delali Dakpui and Gideon Adjaka and Natalie M. LeBlanc and Amina P. Alio and LaRon E. Nelson},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1}
}

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AU  - Zigah, Edem Yaw
AU  - Dakpui, Henry Delali
AU  - Adjaka, Gideon
AU  - LeBlanc, Natalie M.
AU  - Alio, Amina P.
AU  - Nelson, LaRon E.
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DO  - 10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1
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Shamrock, O. W., Abu-Ba’are, G. R., Zigah, E. Y., Dakpui, H. D., Adjaka, G., LeBlanc, N. M., Alio, A. P., & Nelson, L. E. (2024). Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1

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