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- Title
"You have to make it cool": How heterosexual Black men in Toronto, Canada, conceptualize policy and programs to address HIV and promote health.
- Authors
Antabe, Roger; Robinson, Kimberley; Husbands, Winston; Miller, Desmond; Harriot, Andre; Johnson, Kwesi; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; Poon, Maurice Kwong-Lai; Kirya, John Wasikye; James, Carl
- Abstract
Background: Black Canadian communities are disproportionately impacted by HIV. To help address this challenge, we undertook research to engage heterosexual Black men in critical dialogue about resilience and vulnerability. They articulated the necessity of making health services 'cool'. Methods: We draw on the analyses of focus groups and in-depth interviews with 69 self-identified heterosexual Black men and 12 service providers who took part in the 2016 Toronto arm of the weSpeak study to explore what it means to make health and HIV services 'cool' for heterosexual Black Canadian men. Results: Our findings revealed four themes on making health services cool: (1) health promotion as a function of Black family systems; (2) opportunities for healthy dialogue among peers through non-judgmental interactions; (3) partnering Black men in intervention design; and (4) strengthening institutional health literacy on Black men's health. Conclusions: We discuss the implications of these findings for improving the health of Black Canadians.
- Subjects
TORONTO (Ont.); BLACK men; HETEROSEXUAL men; BLACK Canadians; HIV; CANADIANS; BLACK people
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0278600