Are neighborhood conditions associated with HIV management?

HIV Medicine ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 624-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Shacham ◽  
M Lian ◽  
NF Önen ◽  
M Donovan ◽  
ET Overton
Keyword(s):  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Hiv Management

scholarly journals HIV and Sexual Dysfunction in Men

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1088
Author(s):  
Sara De Vincentis ◽  
Giulia Tartaro ◽  
Vincenzo Rochira ◽  
Daniele Santi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Sexual Problem ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Hiv Management ◽  
Loss Of Libido ◽  
Living With Hiv

Sexual issues tend to go unaddressed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) management, although overt sexual dysfunctions are more prevalent in people living with HIV than uninfected people. Erectile dysfunction is the most frequent sexual problem, with a prevalence of 30–50% even in men <40 years of age, but other issues such as loss of libido and ejaculatory disorders should not be overlooked. Peculiar factors related to HIV infection (e.g., fear of virus transmission, changes in body image, HIV-related comorbidities, HIV distress and stigma), alongside classical factors non-related to HIV, should be considered when approaching sexual problems in HIV patients. For this reason, the diagnostic and therapeutic workout of sexual dysfunction in the context of HIV requires a multidisciplinary approach, involving specialists in both infectious diseases and sexual medicine. This narrative review presents an overview of current knowledge on sexual dysfunction in HIV men, deepening the factors driving and taking part in these issues, providing advice for the clinical approach, and underlining the importance of caring for sexual health to improve the quality of life of HIV patients.

scholarly journals Mental Health in Women Living With HIV: The Unique and Unmet Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 232595822098566
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Waldron ◽  
Inger Burnett-Zeigler ◽  
Victoria Wee ◽  
Yiukee Warren Ng ◽  
Linda J. Koenig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Hiv Management ◽  
Living With Hiv

Women living with HIV (WLWH) experience depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms at higher rates than their male counterparts and more often than HIV-unaffected women. These mental health issues affect not only the well-being and quality of life of WLWH, but have implications for HIV management and transmission prevention. Despite these ramifications, WLWH are under-treated for mental health concerns and they are underrepresented in the mental health treatment literature. In this review, we illustrate the unique mental health issues faced by WLWH such as a high prevalence of physical and sexual abuse histories, caregiving stress, and elevated internalized stigma as well as myriad barriers to care. We examine the feasibility and outcomes of mental health interventions that have been tested in WLWH including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and supportive counseling. Future research is required to address individual and systemic barriers to mental health care for WLWH.

scholarly journals Changing Places and Partners: Associations of Neighborhood Conditions With Sexual Network Turnover Among African American Adults Relocated From Public Housing

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 925-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabriya L. Linton ◽  
Hannah L. F. Cooper ◽  
Ruiyan Luo ◽  
Conny Karnes ◽  
Kristen Renneker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Sexual Network ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
African American Adults

scholarly journals Root Growth Potential and Microsite Effects on Conifer Seedling Establishment in Northern Idaho

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Jacob A. Reely ◽  
Andrew S. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Seedling Quality ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Larix Occidentalis ◽  
Root Growth Potential ◽  
Western Larch ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Seedling Performance ◽  
Survival And Growth

Environmental conditions and seedling quality interact to produce complex patterns of seedling survival and growth. Root growth potential (RGP) is one metric of seedling quality that can be rapidly measured prior to planting, but the correlation of RGP and seedling performance is not consistent across studies. Site factors including microsite objects that cast shade and competing vegetation can also influence seedling performance. We examined the effects of RGP, presence/absence of a microsite object, and competition cover on the survival and growth of three native conifers to the Inland Northwest, USA, over 5 years. We found that RGP had no effect on the survival or growth of western larch (Larix occidentalis), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca), and grand fir (Abies grandis) at a mesic north aspect site and a xeric south aspect site. Comparatively, the presence of a microsite increased the odds of survival by 37% for western larch and 158% for grand fir, while the absence of forb cover increased the odds of survival of western larch by 72% and of grand fir by 26%. Douglas fir was less sensitive to microsites and competition. The strong effects of neighborhood conditions around seedlings help inform silvicultural practices to enhance the establishment of western larch and grand fir, including planting seedlings near shading objects and competition control, while these practices may not be as important for Douglas fir.

scholarly journals South African Adolescents’ Neighborhood Perceptions Predict Longitudinal Change in Youth and Family Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1142-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Tarantino ◽  
Nada M. Goodrum ◽  
Christina Salama ◽  
Rebecca H. LeCroix ◽  
Karie Gaska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
South African ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Change ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
Parental Responsiveness ◽  
Neighborhood Contexts ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
African Community

This study examined South African early adolescent youth (aged 10-14 years) and their female caregivers ( N = 99 dyads) participating in an HIV prevention intervention over a period of 8 months. We examined youth perceptions of neighborhood cohesion, safety, and collective monitoring as they related to concurrent and longitudinal associations with youth (externalizing behavior and hope about the future) and family (parent-youth relationship quality, parental involvement, and parental responsiveness to sex communication) functioning while controlling for baseline characteristics. Neighborhood perceptions were significantly associated ( p < .05) with short- and longer term outcomes. Gender differences suggested a greater protective association of perceived neighborhood conditions with changes in functioning for boys versus girls. Unexpected associations were also observed, including short-term associations suggesting a link between better neighborhood quality and poorer family functioning. We account for the culture of this South African community when contextualizing our findings and conclude with recommendations for interventions targeting neighborhood contexts.

scholarly journals Neighborhood condition for all fractional (g, f, n′, m)-critical deleted graphs

Open Physics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 544-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Gao ◽  
Yunqing Zhang ◽  
Yaojun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Transmission Networks ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Transmission Rates ◽  
High Data ◽  
Critical Graph ◽  
Network Research ◽  
Neighborhood Condition ◽  
Fractional Factor ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In data transmission networks, the availability of data transmission is equivalent to the existence of the fractional factor of the corresponding graph which is generated by the network. Research on the existence of fractional factors under specific network structures can help scientists design and construct networks with high data transmission rates. A graph G is named as an all fractional (g, f, n′, m)-critical deleted graph if the remaining subgraph keeps being an all fractional (g, f, m)-critical graph, despite experiencing the removal of arbitrary n′ vertices of G. In this paper, we study the relationship between neighborhood conditions and a graph to be all fractional (g, f, n′, m)-critical deleted. Two sufficient neighborhood conditions are determined, and furthermore we show that the conditions stated in the main results are sharp.

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