{"title":"Endorsement of HIV misconceptions over time among females and males in Haiti.","authors":"Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To address high HIV prevalence rates in Haiti, disseminating information about HIV transmission has been emphasized. Yet, after several decades, we do not know how effective HIV information dissemination has been in reducing HIV misconceptions. Using the 2005-06, 2012, and 2016-17 Haiti Demographic and Health Surveys and applying logistic regression, we found nuanced gender dynamics in endorsing HIV misconceptions over time. Among females at the bivariate level, the odds of endorsement of HIV misconceptions in 2012 (OR = 0.87, <i>p</i> < 0.05) and 2016-17 (OR = 0.68, <i>p</i> < 0.001) had declined compared to 2005-06. At the multivariate level, however, we observed that demographic factors suppressed the difference between 2005-06 and 2012, although those in 2016-17 (OR = 0.71, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were still less likely to endorse HIV misconceptions. However, this relationship disappeared once we added behavioral factors (OR = 0.93, <i>p</i> > 0.05). Among males, after controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors at the multivariate level, those in 2012 (OR = 1.55, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and 2016-17 (OR = 1.24, <i>p</i> < 0.01) were more likely to endorse HIV misconceptions compared to men in 2005-06. We recommend that while improving women's access to HIV services, it is important to incorporate the HIV needs of males into the National HIV policy priority areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"2316538"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139939948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica E Posner, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Malia Duffy, Melissa Sharer, Henry Nagai
{"title":"Staff perspectives on the feasibility of the person-centered care assessment tool (PCC-at) in HIV treatment settings in Ghana: a mixed-methods study.","authors":"Jessica E Posner, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Malia Duffy, Melissa Sharer, Henry Nagai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Person-centered care (PCC) aims to improve client's experiences in HIV care while advancing outcomes. This study team developed the PCC assessment tool (PCC-AT) to assess PCC service performance in HIV treatment settings in Ghana. Study objectives aimed to describe the range of PCC-AT scores within and across study facilities and examine the feasibility of PCC-AT implementation in diverse HIV treatment settings. The PCC-AT was piloted at five health facilities providing HIV services among 37 staff. Immediately following each pilot, focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted to gather feasibility data. Thematic qualitative analysis was conducted on translated FGD transcripts. Across facilities, providers scored highest in the staffing domain, followed by service provision, and direct client support. Time required to implement the PCC-AT averaged 62 minutes. Providers described the tool as well-structured, user-friendly, relevant, reflective of the core PCC delivery elements, and useful in elucidating actions to improve PCC service delivery across domains. The PCC-AT holds potential to strengthen activities that support clients' broader clinical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing by offering friendly services that attend to each client's holistic needs while contributing progress towards epidemic control.</p>","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"2312319"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139722354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karine Dubé, Samuel O Ndukwe, Ana Korolkova, Lynda Dee, Jeremy Sugarman, John A Sauceda
{"title":"Participant experiences in a combination HIV cure-related trial with extended analytical treatment interruption in San Francisco, United States.","authors":"Karine Dubé, Samuel O Ndukwe, Ana Korolkova, Lynda Dee, Jeremy Sugarman, John A Sauceda","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is limited systematic information available about the perspectives of participants enrolled in intensive combination HIV cure-related trials inclusive of an extended analytical treatment interruption (ATI).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess and understand experiences of people with HIV involved in a combination HIV cure-related trial with an extended ATI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The trial included five interventions and was followed by an ATI lasting up to 52 wk. From 2022 - 2023, we conducted in-depth interviews with study participants following their extended ATIs. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed <i>via</i> conventional thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We interviewed seven participants. The majority were male, White, and non-Hispanic, with a median age of 37 years. Trust in the research team, scientific altruism and hope of becoming a post-intervention controller were key motivators for joining the trial. Interviewees reported being satisfied with their decision to participate in the trial and the extended ATI. Most recounted feelings of worry related to viral rebound during the ATI. Participants reported both defeat and relief with ART restart. Four faced challenges with protecting partners from HIV during their ATI, such as trying to find out if their partner(s) were using pre-exposure prophylaxis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings demonstrate potential improvements for future ATI trial participant experiences, such as more robust resources for psychosocial support and partner protections. Dedicating greater effort to understanding participant ATI experiences can inform the design of future participant-centered HIV cure trial protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"2312318"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10951555/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139722353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fauzi Elamouri, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Worapath Kratoo, Yuka Miyahara, Tepanata Pumpaibool
{"title":"HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes towards HIV and condom use among internally displaced Libyan males. Is there a need to implement sex education?","authors":"Fauzi Elamouri, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Worapath Kratoo, Yuka Miyahara, Tepanata Pumpaibool","doi":"10.1080/25787489.2024.2305554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2024.2305554","url":null,"abstract":"Displacement has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission. In light of the lack of data from Libya on sexual behavior and HIV/AIDS knowledge, the effort was undertaken to assess H...","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139587603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Malia Duffy, Jessica E. Posner, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella
{"title":"‘The person cutting the path does not know his trail is crooked’. Drawing lessons learned from people accessing antiretroviral treatment services to propose a person-centered care (PCC) minimum practice standard","authors":"Malia Duffy, Jessica E. Posner, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella","doi":"10.1080/25787489.2024.2305555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2024.2305555","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Person-centered care (PCC) in HIV services aims to improve client experiences, advance service accessibility and treatment outcomes and accelerate progress towards epidemic control. F...","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139517653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunki Fong, Madellena Conte, Rebecca Zimba, Jennifer Carmona, Gina Gambone, Abigail Baim-Lance, McKaylee Robertson, Mary Irvine, Denis Nash
{"title":"Heterogeneity of provider preferences for HIV Care Coordination Program features: latent class analysis of a discrete choice experiment","authors":"Chunki Fong, Madellena Conte, Rebecca Zimba, Jennifer Carmona, Gina Gambone, Abigail Baim-Lance, McKaylee Robertson, Mary Irvine, Denis Nash","doi":"10.1080/25787489.2023.2300923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2023.2300923","url":null,"abstract":"The PROMISE study assessed revisions designed to facilitate implementation of an HIV care coordination program (CCP) addressing gaps in care and treatment engagement among people living with HIV in...","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139517652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fauzi Elamouri, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Worapath Kratoo, Yuka Miyahara, Tepanata Pumpaibool
{"title":"HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes towards HIV and condom use among internally displaced Libyan males. Is there a need to implement sex education?","authors":"Fauzi Elamouri, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Worapath Kratoo, Yuka Miyahara, Tepanata Pumpaibool","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Displacement has been associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission. In light of the lack of data from Libya on sexual behavior and HIV/AIDS knowledge, the effort was undertaken to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes towards HIV and condom use in Libyan internally displaced males (IDPs) in Tripoli.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study design using purposive sampling to identify internally displaced Libyan males from five camps in Tripoli. HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes towards HIV and condom use, and prevention practices were evaluated through a self-administered, close/ended anonymous questionnaire in Arabic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study population consisted of 390 participants, all Muslims, with a mean age of 32.81 years (SD = 8.93). Overall, the average HIV and prevention knowledge score was 6.34 (SD = 1.98). The majority of the respondents thereby had an insufficient or low knowledge' level of HIV and prevention knowledge (58.70%). The mean attitude score indicated overall a negative attitude towards condom use (Mean = 32.60, SD = 7.97).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first biobehavioral survey among IDPs in Libya demonstrating a low level of HIV and prevention knowledge as well as a prevailing negative attitude level of HIV/AIDS and condom use.</p>","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"2305554"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Malia Duffy, Jessica E Posner, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella
{"title":"<i>'The person cutting the path does not know his trail is crooked'.</i> Drawing lessons learned from people accessing antiretroviral treatment services to propose a person-centered care (PCC) minimum practice standard.","authors":"Malia Duffy, Jessica E Posner, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Henry Tagoe, Amy Casella","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> Person-centered care (PCC) in HIV services aims to improve client experiences, advance service accessibility and treatment outcomes and accelerate progress towards epidemic control. For PCC to be responsive, providers and clients must work together to identify clients' priorities. However, providers often neglect to identify non-clinical client concerns and clients may feel inhibited due to language or unequal power dynamics.<b>Methods:</b> While evaluating results from a mixed-methods study on implementation of a Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (PCC-AT) in Ghana, our study team identified contrasting perspectives from people on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and providers that elucidated the need for a PCC minimum practice standard. Our team examined qualitative data to propose a five step PCC minimum practice standard.<b>Discussion:</b> Because PCC is a broad concept, with scarce practical implementable information to support a framework for its operationalization, its consistent and accurate implementation is unlikely without the presence and utilization of a Minimum Practice Standard. Future research should identify aims and further elucidate quality standards within each component of the minimum PCC practice standard.</p>","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"25 1","pages":"2305555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139512313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reuben Christopher Moyo, Lovemore N. Sigwadhi, Stanley Carries, Zibuyisile Mkhwanazi, Arvin Bhana, Davide Bruno, Eugene L. Davids, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Darshini Govindasamy
{"title":"Health-related quality of life among people living with HIV in the era of universal test and treat: results from a cross-sectional study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa","authors":"Reuben Christopher Moyo, Lovemore N. Sigwadhi, Stanley Carries, Zibuyisile Mkhwanazi, Arvin Bhana, Davide Bruno, Eugene L. Davids, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Darshini Govindasamy","doi":"10.1080/25787489.2023.2298094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2023.2298094","url":null,"abstract":"The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) key population-based strategy for ending the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic is universal HIV test and treat (UTT) along with pre-exposure prophyla...","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139471143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ilir Tolaj, Murat Mehmeti, Hatixhe Gashi, Arabana Kasumi
{"title":"Determinants of late presentation of HIV positive individuals: a study in Kosovo","authors":"Ilir Tolaj, Murat Mehmeti, Hatixhe Gashi, Arabana Kasumi","doi":"10.1080/25787489.2023.2298093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2023.2298093","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic has encountered significant challenges, impeding the collective aim of eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. A major conc...","PeriodicalId":13165,"journal":{"name":"HIV Research & Clinical Practice","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139053435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}