The Influence of Family Bonding, Support, Engagement in Healthcare, on PrEP Stigma among Young Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Path Analysis

Donte T. Boyd; Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari; Deanne Turner; S. Raquel Ramos; Mandy J. Hill; Laron E. Nelson

doi:10.3390/children9030330

The Influence of Family Bonding, Support, Engagement in Healthcare, on PrEP Stigma among Young Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Path Analysis

Donte T. Boyd, Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari, Deanne Turner, S. Raquel Ramos, Mandy J. Hill, Laron E. Nelson

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This study employs the ecodevelopmental theory to examine the influence of mother and father bonding, family engagement in healthcare, and family support on PrEP stigma among BLMSM. We used a cross-sectional sample from wave five of the Healthy Young Men (HYM) study, with a survey sample of 399 participants aged 16–24 years. We conducted two-path analyses to test multiple hypotheses: (1) mother/father bonding is associated with an increase in family engagement in healthcare; (2) family engagement in healthcare is associated with family social support; and (3) family social support is associated with PrEP stigma. Family social support was negatively correlated with PrEP stigma (r = −0.15; p < 0.001). The findings show that families either led by a Black/Latino father or mother have a significant impact on the sexual health-seeking behavior of BLMSM and their perception of HIV and PrEP.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	330
Journal	Children
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/children9030330
State	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

Adolescents
Families
HIV
MSM
PrEP
Stigma

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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