Stigmatizing Policies Interact with Mental Health and Sexual Behaviours to Structurally Induce HIV Diagnoses Among European Men Who Have Sex with Men

Author:

Stojanovski KristeferORCID,King Elizabeth J.,Amico K. Rivet,Eisenberg Marisa C.,Geronimus Arline T.,Baros Sladjana,Schmidt Axel J.

Abstract

AbstractStructural stigma shapes men who have sex with men’s (MSM’s) mental health and sexual behaviours. The aim of this study was to examine how stigmatizing policies interact with downstream anxiety/depression and sexual behaviours to structurally pattern HIV disparities among European MSM. We conducted a secondary data analysis of the European Men-who-have-sex-with-men Internet Survey (EMIS) from 2017. We included a total of 98,600 participants living in 39 European countries. We used the Rainbow Index, a score given to countries based on their sexual and gender minority policies as the predictor of HIV diagnosis. We conducted adjusted random intercept and slope multi-level logistic regressions. In adjusted models, higher Rainbow Index scores was associated with lower predictive probabilities of diagnosed HIV, regardless of the number of condomless intercourse partners. The predictive probability of HIV diagnosis was also lower, regardless of severity of anxiety/depression, where the Rainbow Index score was better. Country-level policies interact with downstream sexual behaviours and anxiety/depression to structurally influence HIV diagnosis among MSM in Europe.

Funder

Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Social Psychology

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