Parents Know and Parents Matter; Is It Time to Develop Family-Based HIV Prevention Programs for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?

Robert Garofalo; Brian Mustanski; Geri Donenberg

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.017

Parents Know and Parents Matter; Is It Time to Develop Family-Based HIV Prevention Programs for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?

Robert Garofalo^*, Brian Mustanski, Geri Donenberg

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Abstract

We examined the potential for a family-based HIV prevention approach for gay and bisexually identified young men who have sex with men (MSM). The majority of our urban, ethnically diverse sample disclosed their sexual orientation to parents, who were generally supportive. Family connectedness significantly decreased the odds of an HIV positive status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	201-204
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.017
State	Published - Aug 2008

Keywords

Gay youth
HIV
HIV prevention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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title = "Parents Know and Parents Matter; Is It Time to Develop Family-Based HIV Prevention Programs for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?",

abstract = "We examined the potential for a family-based HIV prevention approach for gay and bisexually identified young men who have sex with men (MSM). The majority of our urban, ethnically diverse sample disclosed their sexual orientation to parents, who were generally supportive. Family connectedness significantly decreased the odds of an HIV positive status.",

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note = "Funding Information: Data collection for Project Q was supported by the National Institutes of Health through Grants R03MH070812 and K12RR01777 to Robert Garofalo. We thank the Youth Services staff at Howard Brown Health Center for assistance throughout this project and Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth community, particularly our study participants.",

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