TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing fear into focus
T2 - The intersections of HIV and masculine gender norms in Côte d’Ivoire
AU - Naugle, Danielle Amani
AU - Tibbels, Natalie Jean
AU - Hendrickson, Zoé Mistrale
AU - Dosso, Abdul
AU - van Lith, Lynn
AU - Mallalieu, Elizabeth C.
AU - Kouadio, Anne Marie
AU - Kra, Walter
AU - Kamara, Diarra
AU - Dailly-Ajavon, Patricia
AU - Cissé, Adama
AU - Seifert-Ahanda, Kim
AU - Thaddeus, Sereen
AU - Babalola, Stella
AU - Hoffmann, Christopher J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright: This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - This qualitative research study explored the role of masculinity in men’s engagement in the HIV care continuum in Côte d’Ivoire. The researchers conducted 73 in-depth interviews and 28 focus group discussions with 227 Ivoirian men between November and December 2016 across three urban sites. Participants in the study expressed that fear was the primary barrier to HIV testing and treatment. These men described five value domains–health, sexuality, work and financial success, family, and social status. Men saw HIV as a direct threat to their agency and strength with respect to each of these value domains, thus shedding light on their reluctance to discover their HIV status through HIV testing. With this data, the researchers created the Masculine Values Framework, a descriptive framework of masculine values that can be applied to better understand the behavior men exhibit in Côte d’Ivoire in the face of HIV. The Masculine Values Framework offers practical guidance for developing gender-sensitive HIV-focused social and behavior change programming in Côte d’Ivoire and similar contexts to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.
AB - This qualitative research study explored the role of masculinity in men’s engagement in the HIV care continuum in Côte d’Ivoire. The researchers conducted 73 in-depth interviews and 28 focus group discussions with 227 Ivoirian men between November and December 2016 across three urban sites. Participants in the study expressed that fear was the primary barrier to HIV testing and treatment. These men described five value domains–health, sexuality, work and financial success, family, and social status. Men saw HIV as a direct threat to their agency and strength with respect to each of these value domains, thus shedding light on their reluctance to discover their HIV status through HIV testing. With this data, the researchers created the Masculine Values Framework, a descriptive framework of masculine values that can be applied to better understand the behavior men exhibit in Côte d’Ivoire in the face of HIV. The Masculine Values Framework offers practical guidance for developing gender-sensitive HIV-focused social and behavior change programming in Côte d’Ivoire and similar contexts to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0223414
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0223414
M3 - Article
C2 - 31644580
AN - SCOPUS:85074115187
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 14
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 10
M1 - e0223414
ER -