title: "It's an Uphill Battle Everyday": Intersectionality, Low-Income Black Heterosexual Men, and Implications for HIV Prevention Research and Interventions.
abstract: This interview study, the initial qualitative phase of a larger mixed methods HIV prevention study focused on Black heterosexual men, used intersectionality as a theoretical framework to explore: (1) How a sample of Black heterosexual men describe and experience the multiple intersections of race, gender, and SES; and (2) How these descriptions reflected interlocking systems of social inequality for Black men at the social-structural level. Participants were 30 predominantly low-income self-identified Black heterosexual men between the ages of 18 and 44. Analyses highlighted four themes that demonstrate how participants' individual-level experiences as Black men reflect macro social-structural inequality: (1) racial discrimination and microaggressions; (2) unemployment; (3) incarceration; and (4) police surveillance and harassment. We discuss the study's findings within the context of social-structural factors that disproportionately and adversely impact Black men. We also highlight the implications of the intersectionality perspective for HIV prevention research and interventions for Black heterosexual men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health, Drexel University.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bowleg
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teti
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Malebranche
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tschann
keywords: Black/African American men; HIV prevention; intersectionality; racial discrimination; social-structural context