Abstract
Rural men who have sex with men (MSM) experience numerous barriers to healthcare, including stigma, which impedes medical and mental healthcare engagement. Given this, rural MSM are less likely to be engaged in routine healthcare compared to their urban counterparts. Telemedicine has been advocated for to address these disparities in care access; however, no known studies have explored the amenability of telemedicine for both medical and mental healthcare among rural MSM. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of MSM (n = 23) residing in rural Oklahoma and Arkansas. Respondents described a willingness to use telemedicine to engage with medical and mental health providers as it presented a mechanism to overcome identified barriers to care. Removing barriers, notably lack of access to knowledgeable and affirming providers, is one potential method for increasing engagement in routine care which provides opportunities for rural MSM to engage in primary and secondary prevention services.
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