Document Type

Article

Department

School of Nursing and Midwifery, East Africa

Abstract

High rates of mental health problems among people living with HIV (PLWH) have been widely reported in the literature; however, an understanding of the socioecological contexts of these presentations remains limited, particularly in China. In order to explore potential socioecological factors associated with mental health problems among newly diagnosed HIV-infected migrant men who have sex with men (MSM), we employed a life profile approach conducting semistructured in-depth interviews with 31 newly diagnosed HIV-infected MSM residing in a city in Southern China. Participants’ life profile accounts outlined their concerns, including internalized stigma, subsistence living, difficulties finding a lover or a stable partner, loss of face, and deviation from filial piety. We contend that targeted interventions should address socioecological issues such as migrant adversities, social suffering, and cultural trauma when providing culturally based mental health services for this marginalized population within the context of Chinese society.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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Nursing Commons

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