MHS-2410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Serostatus, Acculturation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Medicine, Health, and Society
• Course: MHS-2410
• Professor: Petty Juleigh

Document Summary

African- american sexuality and hiv/aids: recommendations for future research. Hiv/aids disparities for african americans in general and for specific subgroups, such as women and men who have sex with men and women, continue to increase. 1. One of the most salient stereotypes is that african-american men and women are hypersexual. Empirical evidence that attempts to explain why african americans are at heightened risks for hiv/aids commonly compares african americans to whites without considering cultural and economic differences, relationship- status imbalances and fears of genocide. Unfortunately, most african americans are inconsistent consumers of the healthcare system 9 and often do not utilize health maintenance and disease-prevention services. As a group, african americans encounter numerous barriers to obtaining health insurance, medical mistrust is based on a lack of healthcare access and equitable treatment by professionals. For example, medical mistrust within subpopulations of african americans can vary based on age, gender, sexual orientation, insurance status, and healthcare availability and access.