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

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dc.contributor.authorHandlovsky, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorWonsiak, Tessa
dc.contributor.authorAmato, Anthony T.
dc.contributor.authorHalpin, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFerlatte, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorKia, Hannah
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-15T19:22:58Z
dc.date.available2023-12-15T19:22:58Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractPandemics 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.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project was funded by two internal research grants awarded by The University of Victoria: #51965–54200 and #10000-71798.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHandlovsky, I., Wosniak, T., Amato, A. T., Halpin, M., Ferlatte, O., & Kia, H. (2023). Between two pandemics: Older, gay men's experiences across HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100233en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100233
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15719
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSSM - Qualitative Research in Healthen_US
dc.subjectGay menen_US
dc.subjectAgingen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectStigmaen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.titleBetween two pandemics: Older, gay men's experiences across HIV/AIDS and COVID-19en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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