News Finding: It found that many participants attributed their ability to stay HIV negative to a strong sense of religious and spiritual identity, social support from friends and family, and social engagement with other HIV-negative black MSM in safe spaces.
Paper Finding: Similarly, another participant, when asked if values play a role in decisions about sex, condoms or drug use, said simply ''no sex with drugs.''
News Context: Understanding how black gay and bisexual men are able to remain negative -- despite being constantly labeled "high risk" for or "vulnerable" to HIV by public health researchers and health care providers alike -- might provide us a roadmap for how to achieve better health outcomes and ultimately end the AIDS epidemic. It found that many participants attributed their ability to stay HIV negative to a strong sense of religious and spiritual identity, social support from friends and family, and social engagement with other HIV-negative black MSM in safe spaces. The study noted the need to provide safe social spaces for black gay and bisexual men to engage around HIV prevention and the need to incorporate HIV prevention messages into religious/spiritual contexts.
Paper Context: But if I do, it would probably just be something like 'G' [GHB] , where it kind of just makes me feel a little bit more like sexual (P010, age 35, GHB, powder cocaine, and heavy alcohol user.) Similarly, another participant, when asked if values play a role in decisions about sex, condoms or drug use, said simply ''no sex with drugs.'' Discuss HIV Status Immediately Before Sex Ten (34%) participants explicitly mentioned discussing their partners' HIV status immediately before having sex.