O12.6 Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative: Advancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Through Data-Informed Research, Community-Informed Practices and Innovative Intervention Strategies

This paper provides a speculative discussion on what quasi-experimental designs might be useful in various aspects of HIV/AIDS research. The first author’s expertise is in research design, not HIV, while the second author has been active in HIV prevention research. It is hoped that it may help the HIV/AIDS research community in discovering and inventing an expanded range of possibilities for valid causal inference. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v3i1_campbell

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Speculations on Quasi-Experimental Design in HIV/AIDS Prevention Research

Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences ◽

10.2458/jmm.v3i1.16113 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Donald T. Campbell ◽

Beatrice J. Krauss

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Research Design ◽

Research Community ◽

Experimental Designs ◽

Prevention Research ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Aids Research ◽

Speculative Discussion ◽

Hiv Aids

This paper provides a speculative discussion on what quasi-experimental designs might be useful in various aspects of HIV/AIDS research. The first author’s expertise is in research design, not HIV, while the second author has been active in HIV prevention research. It is hoped that it may help the HIV/AIDS research community in discovering and inventing an expanded range of possibilities for valid causal inference. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v3i1_campbell

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Making Race and Gender Visible in Brazil’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic

10.5406/illinois/9780252040986.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Kia Lilly Caldwell

Keyword(s):

Hiv Prevention ◽

Black Population ◽

Race And Gender ◽

Race And Class ◽

Aids Epidemic ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

And Gender ◽

Hiv Vulnerability ◽

Hiv Aids ◽

Afro Brazilian

Brazil has been long considered a global leader in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; however, little is known about the effectiveness of these prevention and treatment efforts for the Afro-Brazilian population. This chapter examines the shift toward greater government action focused on HIV prevention for Afro-Brazilians. The chapter also explores HIV prevention initiatives developed by black women’s organizations and how the dynamics of gender, race, and class shape HIV vulnerability for Afro-Brazilian women. Finally, this chapter examines critiques of racially specific HIV prevention initiatives and the tensions between universalism and race consciousness that have characterized the shift toward focusing on the black population in HIV prevention efforts.

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Mental health in 2020 for men who have sex with men in the United States

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh16083 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 59 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Abigail W. Batchelder ◽

Steven Safren ◽

Avery D. Mitchell ◽

Ivan Ivardic ◽

Conall O'Cleirigh

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

The United States ◽

Hiv Care ◽

Hiv Care Cascade ◽

Age Related ◽

The Us ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Hiv Aids

Despite continued advances in HIV prevention and treatment, gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) remain the population most impacted by HIV/AIDS in the US and many other Western countries. Additionally, MSM are disproportionately affected by various psychological problems, including depression, distress, trauma and substance use. These challenges frequently co-occur, and are associated with higher rates of behaviours related to HIV acquisition and transmission, HIV infection, and, for those living with HIV/AIDS, lower levels of treatment engagement. Moreover, racial disparities exist among MSM in the US; for example, young African American MSM bear a disproportionate burden of the continuing HIV epidemic, likely related to disparate HIV prevalence in partner pools as well as long-standing structural inequities. In this review, the mental health challenges facing MSM primarily in the US, related to HIV and STI prevention and across the HIV care cascade, including HIV diagnosis, engagement and retention in care, and antiretroviral adherence, are illustrated. Disparities among MSM including racial and ethnic, age-related and structural barriers associated with HIV prevention and treatment, as well as current interventions, are also described. Moving forward towards 2020, resources will be needed to assess and implement scalable intervention strategies to address psychological and social barriers to HIV and STI risk reduction and treatment for MSM, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable subpopulations. As access to prevention and treatment strategies expand, and new breakthroughs continue to emerge, behavioural strategies will continue to be needed to reduce risk and increase uptake and engagement among MSM most at risk through 2020 and beyond.

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Transforming Australia’s HIV prevention and treatment efforts to achieve an AIDS-free generation: the United Nations Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Melbourne Declaration ‘Action on HIV’

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh13056 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 101 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bill Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Hiv Prevention ◽

United Nations ◽

The Pacific ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Free Generation ◽

The United Nations ◽

Hiv Aids

This paper discusses Australia’s response to the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS in the context of recent ground-breaking advances in HIV prevention and treatment. Australia’s progress in responding to these developments is examined and compared with that of eight other countries in Asia and the Pacific. The implications of the 2012 Melbourne Declaration ‘Action on HIV’ is also discussed as a vehicle for generating advocacy to revolutionise Australia’s HIV response and to urge Australia’s leadership in achieving an ‘AIDS-free generation’.

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The Living Well Lab: a community-based HIV/AIDS research initiative

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine ◽

10.1515/jcim-2013-0057 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrea L. Mulkins ◽

Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco ◽

Dave Boyack ◽

Marja J. Verhoef

Keyword(s):

Community Based ◽

Living Well ◽

Research Initiative ◽

Aids Research ◽

Hiv Aids

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To Disclose or Not to Disclose? Reasons for HIV Serostatus Disclosure and Non-disclosure by People Living with HIV/AIDS in Eastern India

Indian Journal of Community Health ◽

10.47203/ijch.2021.v33i01.015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Sangeeta Kansal ◽

Madhutandra Sarkar ◽

Alok Kumar ◽

Jaya Chakravarty ◽

Rakesh Kumar

Keyword(s):

Hiv Prevention ◽

Clinical Stage ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Common Reason ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Serostatus Disclosure ◽

Hiv Serostatus ◽

Hiv Serostatus Disclosure ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Background: Understanding the reasons for HIV serostatus disclosure and nondisclosure and how these reasons differ by certain characteristics of the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is important for effective HIV prevention intervention strategies. Objectives: This study was undertaken to investigate/identify the reasons for disclosure and nondisclosure of HIV serostatus by PLWHA, and to find out any association between the reasons for disclosure or nondisclosure and certain demographic and clinical characteristics, i.e. age, gender, WHO clinical stage and CD4 count of the study population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among all patients of 18-49 years with confirmed HIV infection registered at the antiretroviral therapy (ART) center of a tertiary care hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India for one year, from July 2017 to June 2018. Results: The most common reason for disclosure of HIV serostatus was the presence of any family member at the time of collection of HIV test report (68.5%), and the most common reason for not disclosing the serostatus was stigmatization (68%). The reasons for disclosure was found to be associated with the WHO clinical stage of the respondents (p <0.05). Conclusions: The findings of this study highlights the need for tailoring intervention strategies for improving disclosure decision making according to the specific needs of PLWHA. There is also a need to address the concerns of those who are reluctant to disclose. More emphasis should be given on creating awareness about HIV stigma, on the importance of serostatus disclosure and secondary HIV prevention in the community.

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