Discrimination and Hate Crimes in the Context of Neighborhood Poverty and Stressors Among HIV-Positive African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 574-583

  Dale, Sannisha K ^a,b   Bogart, Laura M ^c   Galvan, Frank H ^d   Wagner, Glenn J ^c   Pantalone, David W ^e,f   Klein, David J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Bienestar Human Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; HIV; Neighborhood; Perceived discrimination; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIME; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RACE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STIGMA; CALIFORNIA; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84951796938     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0132-z     Document Type: Article

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