Identification and characterization of forms of discrimination against groups at risk for sexually transmitted diseases

Elia Natividad Cabrera Álvarez; Elaine I Cantero Tillet; Idalvis Suárez Contreras; Immer A Ramos Reyes; José Danilo Pacheco González; Iliana del Carmen Morfi García

2013, Number 6

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Medisur 2013; 11 (6)

Identification and characterization of forms of discrimination against groups at risk for sexually transmitted diseases

Cabrera ÁEN, Cantero TEI, Suárez CI, Ramos RIA, Pacheco GJD, Morfi GIC

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ABSTRACT

Background: stigma and discrimination against men who have sex with men are among the major obstacles to preventing new infections and providing treatment to people living with human immunodeficiency virus.
Objective: to identify and characterize levels and forms of discrimination against men who have sex with men.
Methods: a retrospective study was conducted in six municipalities of the province of Cienfuegos during 2009-2010 as a result of the Section of stigma and discrimination included in the Survey on human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS Prevention Indicators. Sociodemographic variables, discrimination index and level of discrimination were analyzed, the latter by CONSHSH and NIVELHSH constructs, respectively.
Results: acceptance of men who have sex with men predominated, although three levels of discrimination were identified in 34.5% of the respondents; medium and high levels prevailed in 98% of them. Thirty to 34% of the respondents expressed rejection, 21.5 % of them were men. Factors contributing to discrimination were related to the institutional context and the family environment.
Conclusions: a slight decrease in the percentage of cases rejecting men who have sex with men was observed in 2010 compared to 2009, therefore a trend toward increasing acceptance of these people is expected, which is consistent with the results obtained at the national level.

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