Young LGBT people, and HIV/AIDS risks : a metasynthesis

Young LGBT individuals participating in existing qualitative studies did not only reveal their perspectives about HIV risk factors, but also articulated their perceptions on HIV-related issues, strategies they used to prevent themselves from acquiring the infection, obstacles to and needs for HIV prevention. Young LGBT individuals’ perceptions on the issues related to HIV infection included risk behaviors and awareness, condom use and sexual partners, health care providers and services (Farrell 2006 ; Flores Iii et al. 2011 ; Ginsburg et al. 2002 ; Magee et al. 2012). For strategies used to prevent themselves from getting HIV prevention, LGBT youth expressed that seeking HIV-related and sexual health information, safe sex negotiation and practice with partners, learning from peers or partners, access to sensitive and nonjudgmental health care services, and participating HIV prevention program were used to enhance their HIV-related health (DeHaan et al. 2013 ; Eisenberg et al. 2011 ; Ginsburg et al. 2002 ; Kubicek et al. 2010 ; Kwong-Lai Poon and Trung-Thu Ho 2002 ). The obstacles to and the needs for HIV prevention revealed that young LGBT found supports from family and social group were unavailable or insufficient for them (Flores Iii et al. 2011 ; Kwong-Lai Poon and Trung-Thu Ho 2002). They expressed their needs for interesting and appropriate HIV prevention programs (Flores Iii et al. 2011 ; Kwong-Lai Poon and Trung-Thu Ho 2002).