The relationship between depression and sexual health service utilization among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.
Mark B UlanjaCarrie LyonsSosthenes KetendeShauna StahlmanDaouda DioufAbo KouaméRebecca EzouatchiAmara BambaFatou DrameBen LiestmanStefan BaralPublished in: BMC international health and human rights (2019)
Given higher levels of depressive symptomatology among those engaging in sexual health care services, this engagement represents an opportunity for service integration which may have synergistic benefits for both sexual and mental health. Moreover, MSM in Cote D'Ivoire who had engaged in sexual health services were more likely to report having experienced health-care enacted stigma. Taken together, these results reinforce the need for stigma mitigation interventions to support sustained engagement in HIV prevention, treatment and care services as a means of reducing health disparities among MSM in Cote d'Ivoire.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- mental illness
- affordable care act
- social media
- climate change
- primary care
- bipolar disorder
- depressive symptoms
- palliative care
- risk assessment
- public health
- physical activity
- hepatitis c virus
- social support
- hiv aids
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic pain
- drug delivery
- pain management
- sleep quality
- smoking cessation