Abstract A37: Methodological considerations in comparing first-generation Jamaican black immigrants to U.S.-born black (African-American) men in public health, behavioral, or health disparities research

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanita D. Williams ◽  
Louie Ross ◽  
Lisa Hinton ◽  
Robin Roberts ◽  
V. Diane Woods
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
First Generation ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Black Immigrants ◽  
Black African ◽  
Methodological Considerations

scholarly journals Prejudicial beliefs and COVID-19 disruptions among sexual minority men living with and not living with HIV in a high SARS-CoV-2 prevalence area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth C Kalichman ◽  
Renee El-Krab ◽  
Bruno Shkembi ◽  
Moira O Kalichman ◽  
Lisa A Eaton
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Men ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Black African ◽  
Sexual Minority Men ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Personal Action ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound health and social impacts. COVID-19 also affords opportunities to study the emergence of prejudice as a factor in taking protective actions. This study investigated the association of COVID-19 concerns, prejudicial beliefs, and personal actions that involve life disruptions among people not living with and people living with HIV. 338 Black/African American men not living with HIV who reported male sex partners and 148 Black/African American men living with HIV who reported male sex partners completed a confidential survey that measured COVID-19 concern, COVID-19 prejudice, and personal action and institutionally imposed COVID-19 disruptions. Participants reported having experienced multiple social and healthcare disruptions stemming from COVID-19, including reductions in social contacts, canceling medical appointments, and inability to access medications. Mediation analyses demonstrated that COVID-19 concerns and COVID-19 prejudice were associated with personal action disruptions, indicating that these social processes are important for understanding how individuals modified their lives in response to COVID-19. It is imperative that public health efforts combat COVID-19 prejudice as these beliefs undermine investments in developing healthcare infrastructure to address COVID-19 prevention.

scholarly journals Recruiting Black/African American men for research on prostate cancer prevention

Cancer ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 1017-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Diane Woods ◽  
Susanne B. Montgomery ◽  
R. Patti Herring
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Black African ◽  
Prostate Cancer Prevention

scholarly journals When Spreading HIV May Matter Most: The Unclassifiable Sexual Non-Identity Of Adolescent African American MSMW On Their Journey To Testing

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Deymon X. Fleming ◽  
James A. Johnson ◽  
Le’Roy Reese ◽  
Daniel E. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Down Low ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
And Behavior

Recent studies have found that many young African American men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) do not identify as bisexual or non-heterosexual. The present study explored the mental journeys of twenty African American MSMW as they decided to undergo HIV testing. The rejection of sexual identity labels may contribute to the rising annual HIV infection rate among African American men who have sex with men (MSM) and MSMW. Furthermore, sexual identity ambivalence may lead to secretive sexual behavior and failure to disclose homosexual relations to female partners, behavior colloquially referred to as “down-low.” Greater understanding of the nuanced distinctions between sexual identity and behavior may help public health researchers address the needs of this racial and sexual minority that remains especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. 

Health Disparities and the Heterogeneity of Blacks/African Americans in the United States: Why Should We Care?

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Oyare Amuta-Jimenez ◽  
Wura Jacobs ◽  
Gabrielle Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Black Immigrants ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Black African ◽  
Health And Mortality

Each year, millions of dollars are spent on research and public health interventions targeted toward reducing health disparities primarily among the “Black/African Americans” community, yet the progress made lags far behind the amount of money and effort spent. We hypothesize that part of the problem is that sociocultural factors play a significant role in disease prevention. Most studies and programs aggregate “Black immigrants” (BIs) and “African Americans” (AAs) as “Black/African American.” This categorization assumes that the sociocultural determinants that influence BIs are the same as for AAs. BIs have health and mortality profiles that vary from AAs. This commentary aims to (1) introduce this idea in more depth and provide a brief scope of the problem, (2) provide scientific evidence of noteworthy differences between AAs and BIs in areas of sociodemographics, health behaviors, and health outcomes, (3) discuss implications of considering the Black/AA group as homogeneous and provide recommendations for disaggregation.

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