Being Forced to Become Your Own Doctor: Men Who Have Sex with Men's Experiences of Stigma in the Tanzanian Healthcare System

Markus Larsson; Michael W. Ross; Sven Axel Månsson; Joyce Nyoni; Jasmine Shio; Anette Agardh

doi:10.1080/19317611.2016.1158763

Being Forced to Become Your Own Doctor: Men Who Have Sex with Men's Experiences of Stigma in the Tanzanian Healthcare System

Markus Larsson, Michael W. Ross, Sven Axel Månsson, Joyce Nyoni, Jasmine Shio, Anette Agardh

Family Medicine and Community Health (Twin Cities)

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Objective: To acquire a deepened understanding of how stigma in healthcare affects health-seeking behaviors of same-sex practising men in Tanzania. Methods: In-depth interviews with 12 men were conducted in Dar es Salaam, 2012. Data were interpreted through qualitative content analysis. Results: Narratives revealed that men's healthcare perceptions were shaped by previous encounters, rumors in gay community, norms, and legislation around homosexuality. Fears of exposure aggravated men's possibilities of giving full anamnesis and detached them from formal healthcare services. Conclusions: Stigma in healthcare might lead to severe public health problems due to perceived exclusion from the health system by sexual minorities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-175
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Sexual Health
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2016.1158763
State	Published - Apr 2 2016

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Keywords

Homophobia
STIs
gay men
qualitative studies
sexual minorities

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