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Health Care Experiences of Black Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex With Men
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Black sexual and gender minorities (SGM) are at greater risk for HIV compared to their White, cisgender, heterosexual counterparts. Linkage to culturally sensitive health care is, therefore, pivotal for HIV prevention and treatment of Black SGM. Unfortunately, social and structural challenges undermine Black SGM individuals' abilities to obtain adequate health care services, indicating a need to understand Black SGM perceptions of health care. To address this gap, we interviewed Black men who have sex with men and transwomen about their experiences with health care providers. Participants discussed needs and concerns, including provider SGM identity diversity and education; assumptions, judgment, stigma, and discrimination; and ability to establish a personal bond, trust, and familiarity. Black SGM indicated that providers often did not meet their needs in different ways regarding their SGM identities. Findings suggest a need for provider cultural sensitivity education programs that address the needs of Black SGM in health care.
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MPRC People
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Typhanye Vielka Dyer, Ph.D., MPH
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Typhanye Vielka Dyer Publications
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Health Care Experiences of Black Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex With Men
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Black sexual and gender minorities (SGM) are at greater risk for HIV compared to their White, cisgender, heterosexual counterparts. Linkage to culturally sensitive health care is, therefore, pivotal for HIV prevention and treatment of Black SGM. Unfortunately, social and structural challenges undermine Black SGM individuals' abilities to obtain adequate health care services, indicating a need to understand Black SGM perceptions of health care. To address this gap, we interviewed Black men who have sex with men and transwomen about their experiences with health care providers. Participants discussed needs and concerns, including provider SGM identity diversity and education; assumptions, judgment, stigma, and discrimination; and ability to establish a personal bond, trust, and familiarity. Black SGM indicated that providers often did not meet their needs in different ways regarding their SGM identities. Findings suggest a need for provider cultural sensitivity education programs that address the needs of Black SGM in health care.
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MPRC People
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Bradley Boekeloo, Ph.D., Sc.M.
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Bradley Boekeloo Publications
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Health in Social Context
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Research
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Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, UCLA
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Modeling biological age and its link with the aging process at the population level
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Coming Up
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Hofferth decries politicization of health care in Baltimore Sun Op-Ed
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Calls statements by Eric Cantor and others a "red herring" to avoid uncomfortable policy questions
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News
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Hofferth, Sayer lead Time Use Data for Health and Well Being
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R01 provides five years of funding to continue development of the IPUMS-Time Use tool
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Hofferth, Sayer lead Time Use Data for Health and Well Being
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R01 provides five years of funding to continue development of the IPUMS-Time Use tool
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Selected Research
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Hongjie Liu appointed to Montgomery County COVID Advisory Board
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Will continue work on models for tracking and responding to the pandemic
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How combined exposure to environmental and social stressors affects child neurological development
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Focus on solutions for long-term policy
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How Does Parental Stress Affect Child Outcomes?
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Natasha Cabrera has completed a paper on “Parenting and early predictors of Latino children’s cognitive and social development: Direct and Indirect Effects”
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