Young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Intersectional stigmas are associated with increased HIV vulnerability, and worse outcomes for YBMSM with HIV. YBMSM find sex partners through sexual networking apps, but stigma on apps has been poorly studied. We conducted cross-sectional analysis of 324 YBMSM seeking sex partners through apps to assess stigma experiences in eight dimensions compared to non-users (N = 150). We conducted detailed stratified analyses to identify granular stigma data. App users had higher median scores than non-users in perceived HIV discrimination, perceived HIV stigma, experienced sexual minority stigma, racial discrimination, and perceived homophobia. We demonstrate higher levels of intersectional stigmas among app users than non-users, but did not find an overall increase in stigma with increasing app use. Considering the prominent role of apps in YBMSM sexual networking, interventions that reduce stigma on apps are needed.

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与男性发生性关系的年轻黑人中的污名和移动应用程序使用

与男性发生性关系的年轻黑人（YBMSM）受艾滋病毒的影响尤其严重。交叉的污名与艾滋病毒易感性增加，YBMSM感染艾滋病毒的结果差有关。YBMSM通过性网络应用找到性伴侣，但是对应用的污名的研究很少。我们通过应用程序对324个寻求性伴侣的YBMSM进行了横断面分析，以评估八个维度与非用户相比的污名经历（N = 150）。我们进行了详细的分层分析，以识别颗粒状的柱头数据。应用程序用户在感知到的HIV歧视，感知到的HIV污名，经历过的少数族裔污名，种族歧视和恐同症方面的中位数得分高于非用户。与非用户相比，我们证明了应用程序用户之间的交叉污名程度更高，但并未发现随着应用程序使用量的增加，污名的总体增加。考虑到应用程序在YBMSM性网络中的突出作用，需要采取干预措施来减少应用程序上的污名。