Nicholas Metheny, Dalton Scott, Sandor Santana, Rosa Pache
{"title":"Lessons learned from syndemic HIV research in an immigrant, latinx sexual and gender minority community.","authors":"Nicholas Metheny, Dalton Scott, Sandor Santana, Rosa Pache","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00145-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44155-024-00145-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The HIV incidence rate in Miami-Dade County is among the highest in the United States, with Latinx sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups experiencing a disproportionate burden. Despite extensive efforts by both private and public sectors to curb transmission and improve pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, Latinx SGM groups continue to have high rates of HIV and low PrEP uptake compared to SGM groups overall. Using data collected from a biobehavioral study of the socio-structural factors affecting HIV susceptibility and PrEP uptake among Latinx SGM subgroups in Miami-Dade County, this paper shares lessons learned and provides concrete recommendations for tailoring survey research and biospecimen collection among a largely immigrant, socioeconomically disadvantaged community that is especially vulnerable to HIV. By drawing inferences from study data and contextualizing these with community partners, we learned: (1) Large parts of the target community may be unfamiliar with the underlying constructs captured in important HIV-related measures; (2) Cash incentives may shift motivation from intrinsic to extrinsic and lead to poorer data quality; (3) Deviations in Spanish go beyond vocabulary used in different Latin American countries, and more formal Spanish may relay concepts in unfamiliar ways that are unapproachable; and (4) community members may be unfamiliar with survey data collection processes and the protections in place to ensure confidentiality. These lessons and associated recommendations may help improve recruitment, study design, analysis, and community engagement in future studies, building trust and ultimately reducing the burden of HIV in these communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"5 1","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11782357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A scoping review on occupational therapy services with forcibly displaced individuals in low to middle income countries","authors":"Humairaa Hassan, Juwairiyya Paruk, Heema Gordhan, Lebogang Maseko","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00088-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00088-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"23 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141349193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eliana Mann, Emma Wilson, Michelle Heys, Claire Cameron, D. M. Rosenthal, Lydia Whitaker, Hanan Hauari, Katie Hollingworth, Sarah O’Toole
{"title":"A qualitative exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on families with a child under 5 years-old in the borough of Newham, East London","authors":"Eliana Mann, Emma Wilson, Michelle Heys, Claire Cameron, D. M. Rosenthal, Lydia Whitaker, Hanan Hauari, Katie Hollingworth, Sarah O’Toole","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00082-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00082-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141381980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suma K. Thareja, Spenser Marting, William Davies, Santhosi Samudrala, Ramsey Rayes, Marie Balfour, Ana Mia Corujo-Ramirez, Frances Carter, B. Liu, Dylan Trinh, Thomas Ritter, Jessica Miller, Coleman Fine, Rebecca Lundh, Staci A. Young
{"title":"Associated SDOH needs of patients without health insurance and experiencing food insecurity","authors":"Suma K. Thareja, Spenser Marting, William Davies, Santhosi Samudrala, Ramsey Rayes, Marie Balfour, Ana Mia Corujo-Ramirez, Frances Carter, B. Liu, Dylan Trinh, Thomas Ritter, Jessica Miller, Coleman Fine, Rebecca Lundh, Staci A. Young","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00084-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00084-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"116 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka-Makuvaza, Nicholas Midzi, Lincoln Sunganai Charimari, Priscilla Mangwiro, Tonderai Manengureni, Gladys Mugadza
{"title":"Use of face masks for COVID-19 prevention: a qualitative study on barriers and motivators in Zimbabwe","authors":"Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka-Makuvaza, Nicholas Midzi, Lincoln Sunganai Charimari, Priscilla Mangwiro, Tonderai Manengureni, Gladys Mugadza","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00083-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00083-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"29 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140971361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic gains of transitioning towards reduced-risk products: evidence from Mexico","authors":"Alejandro Espinosa Herrera","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00079-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00079-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"34 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140974129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Kyei, Rexford Kwasi Gyaami, John Baptist Vianney Abowine, Ebenezer Zaabaar, Augustine Nti, Kofi Fred Asiedu, S. Boadi-Kusi, Bismark Owusu-Afriyie, Frank Assiamah, Anthony Armah
{"title":"Epidemiology and demographic risk factors for myopia in Ghana: a 5-year retrospective study","authors":"S. Kyei, Rexford Kwasi Gyaami, John Baptist Vianney Abowine, Ebenezer Zaabaar, Augustine Nti, Kofi Fred Asiedu, S. Boadi-Kusi, Bismark Owusu-Afriyie, Frank Assiamah, Anthony Armah","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00081-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00081-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"9 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140982086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Youssef, Abir Abou Naja, Suzan Farhat, Linda Abou-Abbas, H. Hassan
{"title":"Home care for COVID-19 positive cases: suitability of the residential setting and ability of cases to adhere to the required preventive measures","authors":"D. Youssef, Abir Abou Naja, Suzan Farhat, Linda Abou-Abbas, H. Hassan","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-1399035/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1399035/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 With the upsurge of COVID-19 cases, Lebanese hospitals were overburdened and hospital care was prioritized for COVID-19 patients with the highest probability of poor outcomes. This paper aimed to assess the suitability of residential settings for home isolation and to explore the patient’s ability to adhere to the required precautions measures.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 All COVID-19 cases reported between February, 21 and the end of June 2020 and who had mild or moderate symptoms, were contacted via phone calls by a healthcare professional to fill out a standardized questionnaire developed to assess the suitability of the residential setting for home care. Inpatient cases were required, before their discharge from the hospitals, to sign consent related to their adherence to the mandatory precautionary measures. They were also asked to complete, on daily basis, the symptoms monitoring log form. A referral system to health facilities was established to manage cases with worsening health status. A collaborative framework to address violations of home isolation rules was also put in place.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Of the 600 cases assessed, 44.7% of them were isolated in a living building apartment (67.2%) with one entrance (85.5%) including four to eight rooms (71%). Around one-quarter of patients have children (< 5 years) and 75% of them were living with elderly people. Most of the patients confirmed the availability of a well-ventilated single room (96.2%) and a separate bathroom (80.17%). As for infrastructure, more than 90% of patients confirmed the availability of drinking and tank water, heating facilities, electricity, and safe trash elimination. Similarly, more than 90% of them had access to personal hygiene items, disinfectants, and personal protective equipment. The bulk of homes care were rated as easily reachable. As for awareness and ability to self-serving, 94.5% of patients were knowledgeable about the required preventive measures, able to serve themselves and to adhere to the isolation requirements as well. Only 51.8% of them had access to psychological support.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Proper assessment of the residential setting for home care of COVID-19 cases combined with close monitoring of the adherence of patients to the required precaution measures are highly needed for limiting the spread of infection within the household and the community.\u0000","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139606018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Gandhi, Tanvi Kiran, J. S. Thakur, Divya Sharma, K. Junaid, Rahul Gupta, Ajit Prajapati, A. B. Amaljith
{"title":"Validation of the 5C questionnaire to assess the hesitancy towards adult vaccination among the Hindi speaking population of Northern India","authors":"A. Gandhi, Tanvi Kiran, J. S. Thakur, Divya Sharma, K. Junaid, Rahul Gupta, Ajit Prajapati, A. B. Amaljith","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00061-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00061-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"17 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139527343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Odunsi, Henry Oluwaseyi Ayedun, Margaret Yejide Odunsi, Surajudeen Oluseyi Momodu, A. Badiora, A. O. Taiwo, T. M. Adebara
{"title":"Holding on to life: COVID-19 pandemic impact, adaptation and resilience in Abeokuta, Nigeria","authors":"O. Odunsi, Henry Oluwaseyi Ayedun, Margaret Yejide Odunsi, Surajudeen Oluseyi Momodu, A. Badiora, A. O. Taiwo, T. M. Adebara","doi":"10.1007/s44155-024-00059-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-024-00059-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29972,"journal":{"name":"Discover Social Science and Health","volume":"44 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139442413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}