By gathering information from a volunteer sample of men who sleep with men (MSM) in
the Johannesburg inner city, the study aimed to discover those decisions and behaviour
that influence their health decision-making and health-seeking behaviour, particularly as
far as HIV and their sexual health was concerned.
Eleven in-depth interviews were conducted by three interviewers using a semistructured
interview guide which asked questions on demographics, health-seeking
behaviour, sexual orientations and behaviour, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and community
support.
During analysis, collected data was classified into the themes of access to health care,
personal and general MSM HIV risk perceptions, sexual behaviour, alcohol and
unprotected sex, prostitution, religion and stigma, violence and discrimination.
This study was the first qualitative study researching MSM in the Johannesburg inner
city and provides useful baseline information for further qualitative MSM studies in the
geographical area and for the development of MSM aligned interventions. / Sociology / M.A. Sociology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/3911 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Lalla-Edward, Samanta Tresha |
| Contributors | Rabe. M. E. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiii, 122, [25] leaves), ill. |
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