Thomas Pyun
4 Papers
Thomas Pyun is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Men who have sex with men & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications.
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Access to Basic HIV-Related Services and PrEP Acceptability among Men Who Have sex with Men Worldwide: Barriers, Facilitators, and Implications for Combination Prevention.
George Ayala,Keletso Makofane,Glenn-Milo Santos,Jack Beck,Tri D. Do,Pato Hebert,Patrick A. Wilson,Thomas Pyun,Sonya Arreola +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined factors associated with acceptability of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and access to condoms, lubricants, HIV testing, and HIV treatment.
Syndemic conditions associated with increased HIV risk in a global sample of men who have sex with men
Glenn-Milo Santos,Tri D. Do,Jack Beck,Keletso Makofane,Sonya Arreola,Thomas Pyun,Pato Hebert,Patrick A. Wilson,George Ayala +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided of intertwining syndemics that may operate synergistically to increase HIV risk among MSM globally, and multiple conditions must be addressed concurrently using multi-level approaches that target both individual and structural risk factors.
Homophobia as a barrier to HIV prevention service access for young men who have sex with men.
Glenn-Milo Santos,Jack Beck,Patrick A. Wilson,Pato Hebert,Keletso Makofane,Thomas Pyun,Tri D. Do,Sonya Arreola,George Ayala +8 more
TL;DR: A secondary analysis on data from a larger cross-sectional study of MSM and their health providers on access to HIV services, implemented by the Global Forum on MSM & HIV concluded that there is a major gap in public health research on social and structural determinants of accessibility of HIV prevention services among YMSM, especially outside the United States.
Internalized homophobia and reduced HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China
Thomas Pyun,Glenn-Milo Santos,Sonya Arreola,Tri D. Do,Pato Hebert,Jack Beck,Keletso Makofane,Patrick A. Wilson,George Ayala +8 more
TL;DR: Stigma associated with sexual orientation may serve as a barrier to participation in HIV testing and other health-promoting behaviors, and ever having tested for HIV was significantly correlated with lower internalized homophobia.