Sexual and Gender Minority Youth’s Perspectives on Sharing De-identified Data in Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Research

BACKGROUND Recruiting large samples of diverse sexual and gender minority adolescent and young adults (AYAs) into HIV intervention research is critical to the development and later dissemination of interventions that address the risk factors for HIV transmission among substance-using, sexual and gender minority AYAs. OBJECTIVE This paper aimed to describe the characteristics of the samples recruited via social media and in-person methods and makes recommendations for strategies to recruit substance-using, sexual and gender minority AYAs, a hardly reached population that is a priority for HIV prevention research. METHODS Using data from a randomized control trial of an HIV and substance use intervention with sexual and gender minority AYAs, aged 15 to 29 years in southeastern Michigan (n=414), we examined demographic and behavioral characteristics associated with successful recruitment from a range of virtual and physical venues. RESULTS We found that paid advertisements on Facebook, Instagram, and Grindr offered the largest quantity of eligible participants willing to enroll in the trial. Instagram offered the largest proportion of transgender masculine participants, and Grindr offered the largest proportion of Black/African American individuals. Although we attempted venue-based recruitment at clubs, bars, community centers, and AIDS service organizations, we found it to be unsuccessful for this specific hardly reached population. Social media and geobased dating applications offered the largest pool of eligible participants. CONCLUSIONS Understanding factors associated with successful recruitment has the potential to inform effective and efficient strategies for HIV prevention research with substance-using, sexual and gender AYAs. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02945436; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02945436 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-10.2196/resprot.9414

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Sexual Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190067991.013.13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 134-145

Author(s):

Heather L. Armstrong

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Sexual Disorders ◽

Minority Populations ◽

Gender Nonconforming ◽

Complex Disorders ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Research Perspectives ◽

Sexual Orientations ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

Sexual disorders and dysfunction are common among people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. And while definitions and conceptions of sexual health are typically broad, the clinical and research perspectives on sexual function and dysfunction have traditionally relied on the four-phase model of sexual response and disorders are generally classified as “male” or “female.” This chapter reviews the diagnostic criteria for specific sexual dysfunctions and presents a summary of existing research among sexual and gender minority populations. Overall, research on sexual dysfunction among sexual and gender minority people is limited, and this is especially true for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. Understanding these often complex disorders requires that individuals, clinicians, and researchers consider a range of biopsychosocial factors that can affect and be affected by one’s sexual health and sexuality.

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Invisibility and intersectionality: Understanding and including sexual health needs of sexual and gender minority cancer survivors

Gynecologic Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.10.059 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 164 (1) ◽

pp. 6

Author(s):

Stephanie Rieder ◽

Ellen Burgess ◽

Shoshana Adler Jaffe ◽

Ariel Hurwitz ◽

Miria Kano

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Health Needs ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Querying Patients With Cancer About Sexual Health and Sexual and Gender Minority Status: A Qualitative Study of Health-Care Providers

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® ◽

10.1177/1049909119879129 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 418-423 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake ◽

Jennifer M. O’Connor ◽

Jennifer L. Ridgeway ◽

Carmen Radecki Breitkopf ◽

Lois J. Mc Guire ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Minority Status ◽

Care Providers ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

National Organizations ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

Background: Although national organizations advocate that health-care providers ask patients about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status—to learn, for example, about side effects of treatment and to understand patients’ social support—these conversations often do not occur. This study explored health-care providers’ reasons for having/not having these conversations. Methods: This single-institution study recruited health-care providers from medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, and gynecology. Face-to-face interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed qualitatively. Results: Three main themes emerged: (1) patient-centric reasons for discussing/not discussing sexual health and sexual and gender minority status (“So I think just the holistic viewpoint is important”); (2) health-care provider–centric reasons for discussing/not discussing these issues (“That’s going to take more time to talk about and to deal with…” or “I was raised orthodox, so this is not something we talk about…”; and (3) reasons that appeared to straddle both of the above themes (eg, acknowledgment of the sometimes taboo nature of these topics). Conclusion: Although many health-care providers favor talking with patients with cancer about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status, limited time, personal reluctance, and the taboo nature of these topics appear at times to hamper the initiation of these conversations.

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