scholarly journals Potential drivers of HIV acquisition in African-American women related to mass incarceration: an agent-based modelling study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joëlla W. Adams ◽  
Mark N. Lurie ◽  
Maximilian R. F. King ◽  
Kathleen A. Brady ◽  
Sandro Galea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
American Women ◽  
Agent Based Modelling ◽  
Hiv Acquisition ◽  
Modelling Study

Sexual agency versus relational factors: a study of condom use antecedents among high-risk young African American women

Sexual Health ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
Laura F. Salazar ◽  
Sara Head ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Sexual Agency ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
American Women ◽  
Relational Factors ◽  
Hiv Acquisition

Background: The influence that female partners exert regarding condom use is not well known. In the present study, the relative roles of personal sexual agency and relational factors in determining whether young African American women engaged in unprotected vaginal sex (UVS) were studied. Methods: A cross sectional study of 713 young, African American women (aged 15–21 years) was conducted. Data were collected using an audio-computer assisted self-interview. Three measures of sexual agency were assessed and three relational factors were assessed. To help assure validity in the outcome measure, condom use was assessed in five different ways. Multivariate analyses were used to determine whether variables independently predicted UVS. Results: Two of the six predictor variables achieved multivariate significance with all five measures of condom use: (1) fear of negotiating condom use with male partners, and (2) indicating that stopping to use condoms takes the fun out of sex. A relational factor (male-dominated power imbalances) achieved multivariate significance for four of the five measures of UVS. A sexual agency factor (whether young women greatly enjoyed sex) achieved multivariate significance for three of the five measures. Conclusion: The results suggest that young African American women at high-risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI)/HIV acquisition may experience male-dominated power imbalances and also fear the process of negotiating condom use with their male partners. Although these factors were independently associated with UVS, two factors pertaining to sexual agency of these young women were also important predictors of UVS. Intervention efforts designed to avert STI/HIV acquisition among young African American women should therefore include programs to address both sexual agency and relational factors.

scholarly journals Decreasing HIV transmissions to African American women through interventions for men living with HIV post-incarceration: An agent-based modeling study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e0219361
Author(s):  
Joëlla W. Adams ◽  
Mark N. Lurie ◽  
Maximilian R. F. King ◽  
Kathleen A. Brady ◽  
Sandro Galea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
American Women ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Modeling Study

scholarly journals Neighborhood-Level Mass Incarceration and Future Preterm Birth Risk among African American Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson ◽  
Brittney Butler ◽  
Townsand Price-Spratlen ◽  
Rhonda K. Dailey ◽  
Dawn P. Misra
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
American Women ◽  
Neighborhood Level

scholarly journals Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategies for African American Women Affected by Mass Incarceration

AIDS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Joëlla W. Adams ◽  
Maria R. Khan ◽  
Sarah E. Bessey ◽  
Samuel R. Friedman ◽  
James M. Mcmahon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
American Women ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis
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