The impact of stigma on HIV testing decisions for gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Bradley E. Iott (Author), Jimena Loveluck (Author), Akilah Benton (Author), Leon Golson (Author), Erin Kahle (Author), Jason Lam (Author), José A. Bauermeister (Author), Tiffany C. Veinot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Stigmatization may prompt gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men (GBQMSM) to avoid or delay HIV testing. There has been little attention to GBQMSMs' perspectives about how stigma may influence their decisions about whether, where, and how often to get teste...