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Mutuyimana C, Maercker A. Clinically relevant historical trauma sequelae: A systematic review. Clin Psychol Psychother 2023; 30:729-739. [PMID: 36716783 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review (SR) was to present the current state of research on historical trauma, and the topics closely related to its semantic space that include intergenerational trauma, collective trauma, and extended cultural bodily and mental responses, in order to identify gaps in the literature that need to be addressed. METHODS A search of empirical studies from 1990 to 2022 was performed via Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, EBSCOhost-PsychInfo, and Embase, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. RESULTS The initial search yielded 1012 studies, 52 of which were included in the current review. The results show that the historical trauma concept has a high potential for new research in the field of Global Mental Health. Gaps in the literature were identified, including a lack of standard features of historical trauma, and assessments of historical trauma in additional contexts than its original fields of application with Indigenous Americans. CONCLUSION Although the introduction of the concept of historical trauma was intended to fill the gap of trauma-related difficulties not covered by the criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this concept needs further scientific refinement.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Anastario M, Firemoon P, Rodriguez AM, Wade C, Prokosch C, Rink E, Wagner E. A Pilot Study of Polysubstance Use Sequences across the Lifespan among Assiniboine and Sioux People Who Use Injection Drugs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:543. [PMID: 36612865 PMCID: PMC9819103 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Compared with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, American Indians/Alaska Natives have the highest rates of acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection, the highest HCV-related mortality, and one of the fastest climbing rates of drug overdose deaths involving stimulants. In this pilot study, a life history calendar was administered to Indigenous people who use injection drugs (IPWIDs) to understand sequences of polysubstance use across the lifespan. 40 IPWIDs completed a questionnaire and life history calendar. Social sequence analysis was used to examine patterns in sequential phenomena among substances reported over years of the lifespan. Most participants (55%) began injecting substances before the age of 21, 62.5% shared syringes with others, and 45% had ever been diagnosed with HCV. An appreciably large increase in the use of stimulants occurred between the year prior to and following injection initiation (33% to 82%). A three-cluster solution distinguished younger IPWIDs transitioning into polysubstance use involving stimulants and/or narcotic analgesics from adults using narcotic analgesics with stimulants over longer periods of time, and adults most focused on stimulant use over time. Findings from this pilot study contribute to an understanding of how methamphetamine injection plays a role in the HCV epidemic among IPWIDs.
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- Michael Anastario
- Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Research Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Research Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Research Center in Minority Institutions, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Anastario M, Leston J, Crisp C, Lee C, Rink E. A qualitative study of services accessibility for indigenous persons who use injection drugs across three communities in the United States. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2022; 22:804-826. [PMID: 35266863 DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2043798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Aims: This study concerns the perspectives of Indigenous persons who use injection drugs (IPWIDs) and key stakeholders across multiple sectors regarding healthcare service and treatment accessibility in the United States.Methods: Sixty in-depth interviews were undertaken with selected participants (30 people who use injection drugs and 30 stakeholders) across three non-urban locations in the United States. An inductive analytic approach was used to explore perspectives regarding healthcare accessibility gaps.Results: IPWIDs described injecting stimulants, opioids, and diverted medications for opioid use disorder, as well as having unstable access to sterile syringes. Often, the most accessible treatment for IPWID substance use was engagement with punitive aspects of the criminal justice system. While local health and social services were described as providing limited or inadequate services for IPWIDs, human capital deficiencies in those agencies and institutions often reinforced barriers to accessibility for IPWIDs, further aggravating the epidemics of Hepatitis C Virus infection and overdose risk in Indigenous communities. Conclusions: Decolonizing approaches to IPWID-centered services are urgently needed to reduce disparities in transmission of infectious diseases and other health consequences of injection drug use among American Indian people. Potential pathways forward include moving away from punitive treatment of IPWIDs by the criminal justice system and toward local, tribally-centered, culturally appropriate treatment models. We identify an urgent need to provide reliable and local access to sterile injection equipment and opioid substitution treatment on or near reservations.
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR, USA
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- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR, USA
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- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Borgogna JLC, Anastario M, Firemoon P, Rink E, Ricker A, Ravel J, Brotman RM, Yeoman CJ. Vaginal microbiota of American Indian women and associations with measures of psychosocial stress. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260813. [PMID: 34890405 PMCID: PMC8664215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Molecular-bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterized by low levels of vaginal Lactobacillus species and is associated with higher risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Perceived psychosocial stress is associated with increased severity and persistence of infections, including STIs. American Indians have the highest rates of stress and high rates of STIs. The prevalence of molecular-BV among American Indian women is unknown. We sought to evaluate measures of psychosocial stress, such as historic loss (a multigenerational factor involving slavery, forced removal from one's land, legally ratified race-based segregation, and contemporary discrimination) and their association with the vaginal microbiota and specific metabolites associated with BV, in 70 Northwestern Plains American Indian women. Demographics, perceived psychosocial stressors, sexual practices, and known BV risk factors were assessed using a modified version of the American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors Project survey. Self-collected mid-vaginal swabs were profiled for bacterial composition by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metabolites quantified by targeted liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry. Sixty-six percent of the participants were classified as having molecular-BV, with the rest being either dominated by L. crispatus (10%) or L. iners (24%). High levels of lifetime trauma were associated with higher odds of having molecular-BV (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR): 2.5, 95% Credible Interval (CrI): 1.1-5.3). Measures of psychosocial stress, including historic loss and historic loss associated symptoms, were significantly associated with lifestyle and behavioral practices. Higher scores of lifetime trauma were associated with increased concentrations of spermine (aFC: 3.3, 95% CrI: 1.2-9.2). Historic loss associated symptoms and biogenic amines were the major correlates of molecular-BV. Historical loss associated symptoms and lifetime trauma are potentially important underlying factors associated with BV.
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- Joanna-Lynn C. Borgogna
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Fort Peck Community College, Poplar, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- School of Public Health–Center for American Indian Health and School of Nursing, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Cox GR, Anastario M, FireMoon P, Ricker A, Rink E. Narrative frames as choice over structure of American Indian sexual and reproductive health consequences of historical trauma. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2021; 43:1774-1788. [PMID: 34293204 PMCID: PMC8767647 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Emerging evidence suggests that the historical trauma associated with settler colonialism affects the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of American Indian (AI) communities today. This article examines how one AI community narratively frames the influence of historical trauma within the context of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and the implications of this framing for health behaviours, internalized oppression, SRH outcomes, and future CBPR interventions. We found that AIs framed the SRH consequences of historical trauma with renderings that favoured personal choice over structural explanations. Our findings suggest future interventions could: (1) include educational components on historical trauma and the continued role settler colonialism plays in structural violence against AI bodies and communities; and (2) recognize the role that the individualized logic of westernized/white culture may play in the erasure of traditional collectivist AI culture, internalized oppression, and SRH.
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- Fort Peck Public Health Consultant, Poplar, Montana, USA
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Anastario M, FireMoon P, Rink E. Sexual risk behaviors and the legacy of colonial violence among Northern plains American Indian youth: A mixed methods exploratory study. Soc Sci Med 2020; 258:113120. [PMID: 32574888 PMCID: PMC7971236 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In this article, we honor the tribal remembering of two Northern Plains tribes to illustrate how the legacy of colonial violence frames the way in which substance use and mental health affect sexual risk behaviors among American Indian youth on the reservation today. METHODS We used a multi-phase, mixed quantitative and qualitative methods design within a community based participatory research framework to illustrate how the legacy of colonial violence frames epidemiological links between substance use, mental health, and sexual risk behavior among American Indian youth. We conducted semistructured interviews with 29 individuals and administered questionnaires to 298 American Indian youth living in a reservation environment. RESULTS Our findings explicate how a legacy of colonial violence underlies epidemiological links between mental health and substance use with sexual risk behavior among youth. Salient facets of colonial violence included systematically altered living arrangements, the boarding school era, eroded traditional practices, and the entry of extractive industries onto native lands. DISCUSSION The colonial violence enacted against the ancestors of Northern Plains tribal peoples materializes in the health of those living on the reservation today. Community interventions, which seek to address the role of substance use and mental health in sexual risk behavior, could benefit from delineating tribal perceptions regarding the legacy of colonial violence on public health outcomes through the use of a CBPR framework.
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- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
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Tuitt NR, Asdigian NL, Whitesell NR, Mousseau A, Al-Tayyib A, Kaufman CE. Moving the prevention timeline: A scoping review of the literature on precursors to sexual risk in early adolescence among youth of color. J Adolesc 2020; 80:145-156. [PMID: 32126397 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sexual health disparities are leading causes of morbidity among youth of color in the United States. We conducted a scoping review of the literature on precursors to sexual risk-taking among young adolescents of color (ages 10-14) to assess precedents of sexual experience and their utility as measurable proximal constructs and behaviors gauging sexual risk and sexual risk prevention efforts. METHODS This study was conducted using the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. We searched for quantitative studies that assessed the relationships between precursors and subsequent sexual behaviors, incorporated youth of color, and specified young adolescents as the study sample. All articles were in English, however we explored both U.S. and International databases. RESULTS The database search yielded 11 studies published between 2000 and 2017. Most literature focused on youth in urban settings, and on Black and Latinx youth, while only two addressed the special circumstances of American Indian and Alaska Native youth. Sex expectancies outcomes for youth of color were likely to predict sexual risk taking and self-efficacy about sex was related to abstinence. CONCLUSIONS Etiologic studies that seek to understand precursors to sexual risk taking among youth of color are limited and this paucity truncates the ability to develop sexual risk prevention programs for the age group in which prevention is most needed.
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- Nicole R Tuitt
- School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, 2150 Shattuck, Suite 601, Berkeley, CA, 94704-1365, USA; Prevention Research Center-Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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- Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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- National Native Youth Trauma Center, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, 028 McGill Hall, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Denver Public Health, 605 Bannock St, Denver, CO, 80204, USA
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- Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Greene KM, Eitle D, Eitle TM. Developmental Assets and Risky Sexual Behaviors among American Indian Youth. THE JOURNAL OF EARLY ADOLESCENCE 2018; 38:50-73. [PMID: 29290640 PMCID: PMC5744875 DOI: 10.1177/0272431615596427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study examined the relationship between developmental assets during early and mid-adolescence and early adult sexual behaviors among American Indians using a subsample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 465). Grounded in an assets framework, the authors explored the protective role of personal, family, school, and community assets as well as cumulative assets for sexual behaviors including early sexual debut, number of sexual partners, and frequency of condom use. The results indicated that certain assets during early and mid-adolescence, such as self-control, family support, and school attachment were protective for various risky sexual behaviors in early adulthood. Furthermore, cumulative assets emerged as an important predictor of sexual behaviors. These findings highlight the utility of applying a developmental asset framework to understand protective factors among American Indian youth.
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- Kaylin M. Greene
- Please direct all correspondence to Kaylin Greene, Ph.D.; Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Montana State University; 2–128 Wilson Hall; Bozeman, MT 59717 ()
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Anastario M, FourStar K, Ricker A, Dick R, Skewes MC, Rink E. A preliminary needs assessment of American Indians who inject drugs in northeastern Montana. Harm Reduct J 2017; 14:22. [PMID: 28482846 PMCID: PMC5422938 DOI: 10.1186/s12954-017-0146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Injection drug use has not been well documented in American Indians living in the USA. American Indian and Alaskan Natives (AI/ANs) show higher rates of substance use compared to the general population, and have historically been subject to a number of risk factors that are known to increase the likelihood of substance use. AI/ANs also experience increased risk for infectious diseases that are transmitted via injection drug use and/or sexual activity. Harm reduction approaches have been shown to be effective for decreasing risk of disease transmission in at-risk populations, and may be well suited for AI/AN injection drug users residing in rural reservation communities. In this study, we aimed to examine the characteristics of American Indians (AI) who use injection drugs (PWUID) in northeastern Montana to identify needs that could be addressed with harm reduction programming. Methods For the present study, we used a respondent-driven sampling approach to generate a sample of 51 self-identified male and female injection drug users ≥18 years of age who were American Indians living on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Sampling weights were applied to all analyses using Respondent-Driven Sampling Analysis Tool (RDSAT). Results There were no strong recruitment patterns by age, sex, or ethnic identity status of the recruiter or participant, but there were strong within-group recruitment patterns by location within the reservation. The majority of the sample reported initiating substance use before the age of 18. Participants reported significant risk for HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases through their drug use and/or risky sexual behavior. Sixty-five percent reported having reused syringes, and 53% reported drawing from the same filter. Seventy-five percent reported inconsistent condom use during the 3 months preceding the survey, and 53% reported injecting drugs during sex during the 3 months preceding the survey. Only 66% of participants reported having been tested for HIV in the 12 months preceding the survey. The vast majority (98%) of respondents expressed interest in a harm reduction program. Seventy-six percent reported that it was easy or very easy to obtain new syringes. Conclusions We documented several risks for blood-borne pathogens, including elevated levels of syringe reuse. Further, we documented significant interest in harm reduction interventions in the present sample of AI/AN injection drug users. Findings suggest a need for increased access to harm reduction programming for AI/AN injection drug users to reduce the transmission of infectious disease and increase access to compassionate care.
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- Mike Anastario
- Department of Mathematics, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador
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- Fort Peck Health Promotion Disease Prevention Wellness Program, Poplar, MT, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, 318 Herrick Hall, Bozeman, 59715, MT, USA.
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Rink E, FourStar K, Anastario MP. The Relationship Between Pregnancy Prevention and STI/HIV Prevention and Sexual Risk Behavior Among American Indian Men. J Rural Health 2015; 33:50-61. [PMID: 26696246 DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between American Indian men's attitudes toward pregnancy prevention, STI/HIV prevention, and sexual risk behavior. Attention was given to: (1) attitudes and intentions to use condoms and sexual risk behavior; (2) STI/HIV prevention characteristics and sexual risk behavior; (3) attitudes toward abstinence and monogamy and sexual risk behavior; and (4) decision-making in relationships and sexual risk behavior. STUDY DESIGN Our sample included 120 heterosexual American Indian men aged 18 to 24 living on a reservation. Data were collected during in-depth interviews. A community-based participatory research framework was used to ensure the relevancy and acceptability of the study given the sensitivity of the topic. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Results demonstrated that attitudinal factors were associated with sexual risk behavior, particularly inconsistent condom use. Attitudes associated with consistent condom use suggested greater levels of positive dispositions toward prevention and intention to use condoms. Consistent condom use was associated with more cautious attitudes toward sex with multiple sex partners. Study results suggested that American Indian men who reported sex with multiple partners exhibited a set of attitudes and beliefs toward pregnancy prevention and STI/HIV prevention that corresponded with a disposition resulting from their behaviors, in that engaging in sexual risk behavior elevated their levels of risk perception. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that heterosexual American Indian men living in rural environments need sexual and reproductive health programs and clinical services that address differing attitudes toward condom use within the context of multiple sex partners and sexual risk behavior.
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- Elizabeth Rink
- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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- School of Public and Community Health Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
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Negin J, Aspin C, Gadsden T, Reading C. HIV Among Indigenous peoples: A Review of the Literature on HIV-Related Behaviour Since the Beginning of the Epidemic. AIDS Behav 2015; 19:1720-34. [PMID: 25731659 PMCID: PMC4551545 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1023-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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From the early days of the HIV epidemic, Indigenous peoples were identified as a population group that experiences social and economic determinants-including colonialism and racism-that increase exposure to HIV. There are now substantial disparities in HIV rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in some countries. We conducted a comprehensive literature review to assess the evidence on HIV-related behaviors and determinants in four countries-Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States-in which Indigenous peoples share important features of colonization and marginalization. We identified 107 articles over more than 20 years. The review highlights the determinants of HIV-related behaviors including domestic violence, stigma and discrimination, and injecting drug use. Many of the factors associated with HIV risk also contribute to mistrust of health services, which in turn contributes to poor HIV and health outcomes among Indigenous peoples.
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- Joel Negin
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Edward Ford Building (A27), Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia,
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