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Charting a Moral Life: The Influence of Stigma and Filial Duties on Marital Decisions among Chinese Men who Have Sex with Men

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Title
Charting a Moral Life: The Influence of Stigma and Filial Duties on Marital Decisions among Chinese Men who Have Sex with Men
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PLOS ONE, August 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0071778
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Wayne T. Steward, Pierre Miège, Kyung-Hee Choi

Abstract

Stigma constitutes a critical challenge to the rising rates of HIV among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). It reduces willingness to disclose one's sexual orientation and can lead to concurrent sexual partnerships. Disclosure decisions are also affected by cultural norms that place pressures on sons to marry. In this manuscript, we characterize how stigma and cultural factors influenced Chinese MSM's decisions around disclosure and marriage. We seek to show that MSM's actions were motivated by moral considerations, even when those choices posed HIV transmission risks.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 103 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 19 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 12%
Researcher 12 11%
Student > Bachelor 12 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 10%
Other 18 17%
Unknown 21 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 20 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 17 16%
Psychology 16 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 12%
Unspecified 4 4%
Other 5 5%
Unknown 31 29%