History of Incarceration is Associated with Unmet Socioeconomic Needs and Structural Discrimination among Young Black Sexual Minority Men (SMM) in the United States

Authors

Adedotun Ogunbajo, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA. dotunogunbajo@gmail.com.
Daniel Siconolfi, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.
Erik Storholm, San Diego State University, School of Public Health, San Diego, CA, USA.
Wilson Vincent, Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lance Pollack, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Greg Rebchook, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Judy Tan, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
David Huebner, George Washington University, Milken School of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA.
Susan Kegeles, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-19-2023

Journal

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

DOI

10.1007/s11524-023-00737-8

Abstract

There is a dearth of research on incarceration among young Black sexual minority men (SMM). The current study aimed to assess the prevalence and association between unmet socioeconomic and structural needs and history of incarceration among young Black SMM. Between 2009 and 2015, young Black SMM (N = 1,774) in Dallas and Houston Texas were recruited to participate in an annual, venue-based, cross-sectional survey. We found that 26% of the sample reported any lifetime history of incarceration. Additionally, participants with unmet socioeconomic and structural needs (unemployment, homelessness, financial insecurity and limited educational attainment) were more likely to have a history of incarceration. It is imperative that interventions are developed to address the basic, social, and economic needs of young Black SMM with a history of incarceration or who are at risk for incarceration.

APA Citation

Ogunbajo, Adedotun; Siconolfi, Daniel; Storholm, Erik; Vincent, Wilson; Pollack, Lance; Rebchook, Greg; Tan, Judy; Huebner, David; and Kegeles, Susan, "History of Incarceration is Associated with Unmet Socioeconomic Needs and Structural Discrimination among Young Black Sexual Minority Men (SMM) in the United States" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 2877.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2877

Department

Prevention and Community Health