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ArticleSSM. Qualitative research in health2023

Between two pandemics: Older, gay men's experiences across HIV/AIDS and COVID-19.

Ingrid Handlovsky, Tessa Wonsiak, Anthony T Amato, Michael Halpin, Olivier Ferlatte, Hannah Kia

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Article in SSM. Qualitative research in health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Ingrid HandlovskySchool of Nursing, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
Tessa WonsiakSchool of Nursing, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
Anthony T AmatoInstitute on Aging & Lifelong Health, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
Michael HalpinDepartment of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada.
Olivier FerlatteÉcole de Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal, 7101 Ave. du Parc Montreal, Quebec, H3N 1X9, Canada.
Hannah KiaUBC School of Social Work, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2Z3, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pandemics are a component of human life, and have had great bearing on the trajectory of human evolution. Historically, the biomedical aspects of pandemics have been overrepresented, but there is growing recognition of the degree to which pandemics are socially and culturally embedded, highlighting how virus perception is socially and politically informed. Older (50+), gay men represent a population who have experienced two global pandemics in their lifespans: HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. Although governments and health officials largely failed gay men during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, gay men represent an important source of pandemic information and their experiences have much to offer health professionals and policymakers. As such, a small but growing body of literature has compared gay men's experiences amidst the two pandemics. The current study drew on constructivist grounded theory methods to examine how living through the HIV/AIDS pandemic has influenced older gay men's perspectives of COVID-19. Twenty Canadian-based gay men aged 50+ participated in semi-structured interviews via Zoom. Analysis revealed three key processes: (1) uncertainty and the familiarity of loss, (2) witnessing pandemic inequities, and, (3) navigating constantly evolving (mis)information. We highlight the utility of this knowledge to informing future pandemic planning and policies.

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AgingCOVID-19DiscriminationGay menHIV/AIDSPublic healthStigma

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PMID36777813
PMCPMC9905043

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