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Secondary HIV transmissions via newly diagnosed HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study. / 中國深圳新感染HIV的男男性行為者中HIV二代傳播問題的定性研究 / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection / Zhongguo Shenzhen xin gan ran HIV de nan nan xing xing wei zhe zhong HIV er dai chuan bo wen ti de ding xing yan jiu

介紹 / 愛滋病在中國男男性行為者中的流行持續增長,而新感染HIV的男男性行為者扮演著重要角色。本民族志研究採用了社會生態模式來探討與新感染HIV的男男性行為者中HIV二代傳播、心理健康、以及使用健康服務相關的問題。研究方法包括深入訪談、焦點小組訪談、非正式訪談和參與觀察。此外還採訪了志願者和醫護人員。資料分析採用主題內容分析法。 / 結果 / 在確診為HIV呈陽性後,大多數的男男性行為者經受過一定程度的心理及精神上的問題。與HIV相關的緊張性刺激影響著他們適應這個確診。HIV與一些重要的心理、社會和文化的條件呈現一種綜合流行。而大多數的男男性行為者通過自身的應變能力逐漸康復,其中一些人甚至體驗到某種程度的成長。人的應變能力是一種基於個人與環境互動的建構。 / 11名(占24.4%)HIV呈陽性的男男性行為者報告發生過無保護的肛交行為。基於性伴侶的不同類型,與無保護肛交行為相關的因素則有所不同。這些無保護的肛交行為往往同時伴隨著物質濫用、對風險的錯誤認識、以及消極的情緒或者心理和精神問題。阻礙無保護肛交行為發生的積極因素包括社會支援、自我保健、自我保護和志願服務。 / 自上而下的公共衛生服務傾向於控制和檢測而不是賦權于男男性行為人群,並且在很大程度上忽視了新感染HIV的男男性行為者的心理和精神健康、性健康、以及自我保健的能力。新感染HIV的男男性行為者的未滿足的需求已經被識別,且他們更願意到男男性行為人群的社區,尤其是感染者小組那裏去尋求服務和支援。但男男性行為人群的草根組織卻缺乏資金和技術的支持。 / 結論 / 新感染HIV的男男性行為者所遭遇的問題都植根於特定的個人際遇以及他們所生活的社會生態系統。是時候採取一種廣泛而綜合的“健康同志社區的觀點、促進自我保健的策略、以及具有文化敏感性和社會效能的措施來預防HIV的二代傳播以及促進新感染HIV的男男性行為者的社會福祉。人類行為的非線性的特徵要求愛滋病健康行為研究從強調生物行為的範式轉移到著重愛滋病的社會根源的範式中來。 / Introduction / Newly diagnosed HIV positive men who have sex with men (NHIVMSM) play an important role in accelerating the high HIV prevalence in China. This ethnographic study, employing a modified social ecological model integrating concepts of adaptation, cognition, affect and action, investigated the inter-related issues on secondary HIV transmission, mental health and services utilization in this population. Methodologies included in-depth interviews, focus groups, informal interviews and participant observations. Moreover, information was also obtained from volunteers and health care workers. Thematic content analysis was performed. / Results / Most respondents commonly experienced psychological or mental health problems (e.g. depressive symptoms and anxiety) after their HIV diagnosis. HIV stressors, such as constraints of being HIV positive, limited information and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, ART and its side effects, associated co-morbidities and significant costs in health care, appeared to shape their adaptation to the diagnosis. Moreover, a syndemic was apparent among NHIVMSM and some influential psycho-social and cultural conditions, such as adversities in their migrants’ life, social suffering as MSM, cultural trauma, stigma and discrimination. Most respondents drew on a range of personal resilience strategies and some respondents testified to have achieved post-traumatic growth. Resilience was presented within a person-situation interactional construct. / Eleven (24.4%) respondents reported practicing unprotected anal intercourse (UAI). Several respondents reported their UAI had occurred in the first few months after their diagnosis when they suffered considerably from uncertainty, perceived stigma and identity struggles. Factors associated with UAI were based on differing partner types, such as fear of losing partners in a context of non-serostatus disclosure in lovers or stable partners, tongzhi (gay) sauna setting and moral judgment in casual partners, and poor economic status in commercial partners. UAI usually happened simultaneously in context of substance use, risk misconceptions, encountering negative emotion or mental health problems. Positive factors against UAI included social support, self-care, self-protection and volunteerism. / The current top-down public health services tended to operate on control and surveillance instead of empowering MSM. This approach largely ignored psychological and mental health, sexual health and self-care capacities among NHIVMSM, whose unmet needs were identified as preferring to obtain services and support from MSM and/or PLWH communities. However, current MSM organizations lacked funding and technical support. Health care providers operated with suboptimal care protocols, training and technical support. Coordination and collaborations among health care institutes and MSM communities were relatively weak. Tailored participatory health care is warranted, such as volunteerism, greater involvement of PLWH, health navigators and building supportive environment and services. / Conclusions / The problems of psychological and mental health, risky sexual behavior (UAI) and health services utilization that NHIVMSM encountered resulted from interactions between personal experiences and the social ecological systems they inhabited. Recommendation drawn include adopting a comprehensive and inclusive “healthy MSM community“ approach and a strategy of facilitating self-care to carry out culturally sensitive and socially effective measures to prevent secondary HIV transmission and to promote wellbeing among NHIVMSM. An emerging theoretical implication is that the nonlinearity of human behaviour requires paradigm shifting from a bio-behavioural emphasis to the social origin of HIV/AIDS. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Li, Haochu. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 425-457). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese; appendixes includes Chinese. / Abstract (English) --- p.iv / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.vii / Acknowledgements --- p.ix / Table of Contents --- p.xi / List of Tables and Figures --- p.xv / Glossary --- p.xvi / Abbreviation --- p.xviii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- High HIV prevalence and incidence among MSM in China --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Social and cultural environment faced by HIV positive MSM --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Sexual risk and secondary HIV transmission among HIV positive (and newly diagnosed) MSM --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Psychological and mental health among HIV positive (and newly diagnosed) MSM --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Health service utilization among HIV positive (and newly diagnosed) MSM --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5 --- Exploring complexities of secondary HIV transmission through qualitative studies --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6 --- Theories, concepts and the research framework --- p.15 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Conceptualization of adaptation in medical anthropology --- p.15 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- The social ecological model --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Cognitive adaptation and self-control --- p.19 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Emotion and motivation are influential in health behaviour --- p.21 / Chapter 1.6.5 --- Action world and its role in health behaviour --- p.24 / Chapter 1.6.6 --- Social control/social order --- p.26 / Chapter 1.6.7 --- Stigma --- p.27 / Chapter 1.6.8 --- Identity control --- p.29 / Chapter 1.6.9 --- Research framework --- p.32 / Chapter 1.7 --- Goals, objectives and research questions --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Methodology --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1. --- Entrée into the field --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The start of the research --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Pilot work --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2 --- The participants --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3 --- Data collection --- p.50 / Chapter 2.4 --- Data analysis --- p.58 / Chapter 2.5 --- Rigour --- p.62 / Chapter 2.6 --- Reflexivity --- p.68 / Chapter 2.7 --- Ethical considerations --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Social circumstances and MSM communities in Shenzhen --- p.78 / Chapter 3.1 --- Population and economic circumstances --- p.78 / Chapter 3.2 --- Shifting political situation --- p.80 / Chapter 3.3 --- A migrant society --- p.87 / Chapter 3.4 --- Shenzhen Culture --- p.93 / Chapter 3.5 --- MSM community and tongzhi subculture --- p.98 / Chapter 3.6 --- The subgroup of HIV positive MSM --- p.113 / Chapter 3.7 --- Public health implications --- p.117 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Health care system and services related to HIV case detection and follow up --- p.118 / Chapter 4.1 --- Formal health care system --- p.118 / Chapter 4.2 --- Health insurance --- p.125 / Chapter 4.3 --- “Four Free and One Care“ policy --- p.126 / Chapter 4.4 --- Informal health care --- p.127 / Chapter 4.5 --- Services related to HIV case detection and follow up --- p.131 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Psychological and mental health --- p.142 / Chapter 5.1 --- Negative mental health outcomes --- p.142 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Depressive symptoms --- p.142 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Anxiety symptoms --- p.146 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Factors associated with negative mental health outcome --- p.150 / Chapter 5.1.3.1 --- Individual factors --- p.150 / Chapter 5.1.3.2 --- Interpersonal factors --- p.157 / Chapter 5.1.3.3 --- Cultural factors in community and family --- p.160 / Chapter 5.1.3.4 --- Institutional and structural factors --- p.163 / Chapter 5.2 --- Positive mental health outcomes --- p.166 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Integrating negative experiences and recovery --- p.166 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Resources for recovery --- p.169 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Back to normal functioning --- p.170 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Post-traumatic growth --- p.172 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Factors associated with positive mental health outcome --- p.175 / Chapter 5.2.5.1 --- Individual factors --- p.175 / Chapter 5.2.5.2 --- Interpersonal factor --- p.181 / Chapter 5.2.5.3 --- Community-related factors --- p.184 / Chapter 5.2.5.4 --- Institutional factors --- p.187 / Chapter 5.3 --- Public health concern of suicidal ideation --- p.190 / Chapter 5.4 --- Impacts of psychological and mental health --- p.194 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary of psychological and mental health in a modified socio-ecological mode --- p.195 / Chapter 5.6 --- Discussion --- p.197 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- The emerging of a syndemic in HIV and some psycho-social and cultural conditions --- p.197 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- Powerful social and cultural factors associated with mental health --- p.200 / Chapter 5.6.3 --- Resilience among newly diagnosed HIV positive MSM --- p.208 / Chapter 5.6.4 --- Service implications --- p.213 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Sexual risk --- p.221 / Chapter 6.1 --- Continued unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) after being diagnosed HIV positive --- p.221 / Chapter 6.2 --- Changes in practising UAI during the study period --- p.222 / Chapter 6.3 --- Factors associated with UAI with non-commercial sex partners --- p.224 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Individual factors --- p.225 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Interpersonal factors --- p.229 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Community-based factors --- p.231 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- Institutional factors --- p.234 / Chapter 6.4 --- UAI with commercial sex partners --- p.235 / Chapter 6.5 --- Comparing factors associated with UAI among commercial and non-commercial partners --- p.238 / Chapter 6.6 --- Reduced risky behaviour after diagnosis --- p.239 / Chapter 6.7 --- Factors associated with condom use --- p.241 / Chapter 6.7.1 --- Individual factors --- p.241 / Chapter 6.7.2 --- Interpersonal factors --- p.246 / Chapter 6.7.3 --- Community factors --- p.248 / Chapter 6.8 --- Other special issues related to risky sexual behaviour --- p.250 / Chapter 6.9 --- Summary of sexual risk in a modified socio-ecological model --- p.261 / Chapter 6.10 --- Discussion --- p.263 / Chapter 6.10.1 --- Prevalence of UAI --- p.263 / Chapter 6.10.2 --- Partner types and UAI --- p.265 / Chapter 6.10.2.1 --- Fear of losing partners in a context of non-serostatus disclosure --- p.266 / Chapter 6.10.2.2 --- Anonymous sexual encounters and moral judgment --- p.267 / Chapter 6.10.2.3 --- Economic barriers --- p.270 / Chapter 6.10.2.4 --- Intrapersonal contexts --- p.271 / Chapter 6.10.3 --- Critical views on some practices --- p.274 / Chapter 6.10.4 --- Emerging positive experiences from Shenzhen --- p.276 / Chapter 6.10.5 --- Service implications --- p.279 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Health service seeking --- p.285 / Chapter 7.1 --- Problems identified in health service seeking --- p.285 / Chapter 7.2 --- Processes of adaptation --- p.289 / Chapter 7.3 --- Negative factors associated with health service seeking --- p.296 / Chapter 7.3.1 --- Individual factors --- p.296 / Chapter 7.3.2 --- Interpersonal factors --- p.302 / Chapter 7.3.3 --- Community-based factors --- p.304 / Chapter 7.3.4 --- Health care institution-based factors --- p.309 / Chapter 7.4 --- Positive factors associated with health service seeking --- p.319 / Chapter 7.4.1 --- Individual factors --- p.319 / Chapter 7.4.2 --- Interpersonal factors --- p.321 / Chapter 7.4.3 --- Community-based factors --- p.325 / Chapter 7.4.4 --- Factors in the health care institutes--free services --- p.328 / Chapter 7.5 --- Summary of health service seeking in a modified socio-ecological model --- p.329 / Chapter 7.6 --- Discussion --- p.331 / Chapter 7.6.1 --- Problems in health care institutes --- p.331 / Chapter 7.6.1.1 --- The top-down approach -- controlling instead of community building --- p.331 / Chapter 7.6.1.2 --- Problems among health care providers --- p.335 / Chapter 7.6.2 --- Tailored participatory approach to health care and education for HIV positive MSM --- p.339 / Chapter 7.6.3 --- Necessity for developing MSM communities --- p.342 / Chapter 7.6.4 --- Service implications --- p.349 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Discussion and implications --- p.355 / Chapter 8.1 --- The occurrences of UAI and its hidden meaning --- p.355 / Chapter 8.2 --- Informing the future HIV epidemic among MSM in Shenzhen --- p.357 / Chapter 8.3 --- Difficulties of controlling the HIV epidemic among MSM --- p.361 / Chapter 8.4 --- New HIV prevention approach --- p.368 / Chapter 8.5 --- Critiquing theories for recommended changes --- p.386 / Chapter 8.6 --- Limitations of the study --- p.400 / Chapter 8.7 --- Conclusion --- p.405 / Appendix I to IX --- p.409 / Bibliography --- p.425

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_328145
Date January 2012
ContributorsLi, Haochu., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Public Health.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatelectronic resource, electronic resource, remote, 1 online resource (xviii, 457 leaves) : ill.
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