We investigated the
psychosocial mechanisms linking personal and contextual risk factors to HIV-related
behavior among 498 rural Black men. We characterized HIV-related behavior in
terms of profile groups and hypothesized that contextual and personal risk
factors (childhood adversity, community disadvantage, incarceration, and racial
discrimination) would predict HIV-related behavior indirectly via two
psychosocial mechanisms: impulsivity and negative relational schemas.
Study
results documented three HIV-related behavior profile groups.
- The Safer group reported low levels of risky behavior.
- The Risk-Taking group reported inconsistent condom use and elevated substance use.
- The Multiple Partners group reported the highest numbers of partners and relatively consistent condom use.
Specificity in pathways suggests the need for targeted
interventions based on multidimensional characterizations of risk behavior.
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By: Steven M. Kogan,, Junhan Cho,
Stacey Barnum, Allen Barton, Megan R. Hicks, Geoffrey L. Brown
Department of Human
Development and Family Science, University of Georgia
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