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HIV testing experiences and perceptions among Black transgender and nonbinary people in New Orleans, LA. 新奥尔良黑人跨性别者和非双性恋者的HIV检测经验和认知。

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2026.2617276

Manuel A Ocasio, M Isabel Fernández, Sydney Clark, Karina Butani, Katherine P Theall, Gary W Harper

{"title":"HIV testing experiences and perceptions among Black transgender and nonbinary people in New Orleans, LA.","authors":"Manuel A Ocasio, M Isabel Fernández, Sydney Clark, Karina Butani, Katherine P Theall, Gary W Harper","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2026.2617276","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15381501.2026.2617276","url":null,"abstract":"HIV testing is a critical strategy to addressing the disproportionate impact of HIV among Black transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals in the Southern U.S. We conducted 12 semi-structured qualitative interviews with Black TNB young adults in New Orleans to explore factors influencing HIV testing experiences and perceptions. We used a socioecological framework to guide analysis and identified themes across intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, and community levels. At the intrapersonal level, HIV anxiety shaped testing experiences and perceptions. Peer influence and patient-provider interactions emerged at the interpersonal level, and clinic operations at the organizational level. Community-level factors included stigma, medical mistrust, and confidentiality concerns. Participants provided actionable recommendations, emphasizing the need for instrumental support (e.g., transportation), hiring and training Black TNB clinic staff, and creating culturally resonant HIV testing programs. Community-informed strategies centering Black TNB voices are critical for designing effective HIV prevention programs that honor their identities and lived experiences.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13069431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147676754","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}

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HIV prevention through social networks: evidence from a randomized controlled trial of a peer advocacy intervention in Kampala, Uganda. 通过社会网络预防艾滋病毒：来自乌干达坎帕拉同伴倡导干预的随机对照试验的证据。

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2025.2598249

Glenn J Wagner, Laura M Bogart, Joseph K B Matovu, Violet Gwokyalya, Harold D Green, Susan Ninsiima, David J Klein, Ryan K McBain, Stephen Okoboi

{"title":"HIV prevention through social networks: evidence from a randomized controlled trial of a peer advocacy intervention in Kampala, Uganda.","authors":"Glenn J Wagner, Laura M Bogart, Joseph K B Matovu, Violet Gwokyalya, Harold D Green, Susan Ninsiima, David J Klein, Ryan K McBain, Stephen Okoboi","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2025.2598249","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15381501.2025.2598249","url":null,"abstract":"In a secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial of a peer advocacy training intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH), we examined effects on advocacy targeting specific HIV protective behaviors among enrolled social network members (alters), and whether alter behaviors were predicted by advocacy receipt and tone of delivery. 210 PLWH and 599 alters enrolled and were followed over 18 months. Repeated measures logistic regressions showed that PLWH in the intervention group targeted more alters with advocacy for HIV testing, condom use, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and HIV care, compared to those in the control group. Alters targeted with HIV testing advocacy were more likely to report increased HIV testing at the subsequent assessment. Among alters with HIV-negative main partners, receipt of condom use advocacy predicted increased consistent condom use at the subsequent assessment. Advocacy training for PLWH can increase targeted HIV prevention advocacy, which then promotes HIV testing and condom use.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12758887/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145901160","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}

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'I was in between wars' - Perspectives of mothers about consequences of HIV exposure for their uninfected children during early childhood - Qualitative insights from Worcester, South Africa. “我在两场战争之间”——母亲对儿童早期接触艾滋病毒对未感染儿童的影响的看法——来自南非伍斯特的定性见解。

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2025.2582087

Himani Pandya, Xanthe Hunt, Peter S Nyasulu, Amy L Slogrove

{"title":"'I was in between wars' - Perspectives of mothers about consequences of HIV exposure for their uninfected children during early childhood - Qualitative insights from Worcester, South Africa.","authors":"Himani Pandya, Xanthe Hunt, Peter S Nyasulu, Amy L Slogrove","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2025.2582087","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15381501.2025.2582087","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative study explores concerns of mothers living with HIV about the consequences of HIV exposure for their children during pregnancy and early childhood, before and beyond a final HIV negative diagnosis. Conducted in South Africa's Western Cape between January and April 2024, the study involved semi-structured interviews with 20 mothers whose children HIV-exposed, over one year old, tested HIV-negative at 12 months. The study revealed that maternal fear of vertical HIV transmission persisted throughout pregnancy and early childhood. It was triggered by breastfeeding decisions, repeated HIV testing, sickness or growth faltering in the child, and doubts about antiretroviral effectiveness. Mothers adopted coping strategies such as strict medication adherence, routine clinic visits, and heightened hygiene practices. The study indicates that comprehensive, ongoing support for mothers living with HIV throughout the early years of motherhood, including breastfeeding guidance, clear information on HIV testing protocols, and guidance on long-term implications of HIV exposure can alleviate maternal stress.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671454/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145669986","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}

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"PrEP is always on the table": mixed methods study of provider willingness to refer/link clients to PrEP in community sexual health and drug use-related programs. “PrEP总是摆在桌面上”：在社区性健康和药物使用相关项目中，提供者将客户转介/联系到PrEP的意愿的混合方法研究

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2025.2545265

Margaret M Paschen-Wolff, Tanja C Laschober, Anya Y Spector, Melissa M Ertl, C Mindy Nelson, Mary A Hatch, Chloe Lancaster, Lynette Wright, Susan Tross

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Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: results from YRBSS 2019-2021. 性活跃黑人青少年中艾滋病毒和性传播感染检测的预测因素：2019-2021年YRBSS的结果

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-23 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2435882

Sitara M Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Takenaka, Raquel Rose, Jaleah D Rutledge, Gina Sissoko, Ijeoma Opara

{"title":"Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: results from YRBSS 2019-2021.","authors":"Sitara M Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Takenaka, Raquel Rose, Jaleah D Rutledge, Gina Sissoko, Ijeoma Opara","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2024.2435882","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15381501.2024.2435882","url":null,"abstract":"Black adolescents in the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with gender differences in testing behaviors. This study examined predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents using data from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System. Weighted regression models assessed the odds of lifetime HIV and STI testing, with predictors including substance use before sex, condom use, forced intercourse, and current use of e-cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis, adjusting for sex and age. The sample included 394 sexually active Black adolescents; mean age 16 years, 55% male. Results showed higher testing for those with more sexual partners and current substance users, with substance type influencing testing behaviors. Males had significantly higher odds of testing than females. E-cigarette use emerged as a novel factor influencing testing indicating how nicotine consumption trends may impact preventative health measures and risk assessment among youth.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":"23 3","pages":"185-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12499896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145245391","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}

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community health workers from HIV care organizations in the mid-south COVID-19大流行对中南部艾滋病毒护理组织社区卫生工作者的影响

Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2023.2258821

Robin Lennon-Dearing, Kendall Morris, Melissa Hirschi, Serena Rajabiun

{"title":"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community health workers from HIV care organizations in the mid-south","authors":"Robin Lennon-Dearing, Kendall Morris, Melissa Hirschi, Serena Rajabiun","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2023.2258821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2023.2258821","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic brought a fundamental shift in the delivery of services by community health workers to people living with HIV. This qualitative study sought to understand how community health workers who work with people living with HIV in one Mid-South community were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and ways in which these changes affected them. Virtual qualitative interviews were conducted with 23 community health workers and supervisors across five organizations from April to July 2020. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The five themes discovered were (a) virtual service delivery’s impact on the community health worker-client relationship, (b) the use of technology to communicate with clients, (c) increased work responsibilities, (d) the need for support and self-care; and (e) the extra layer of trauma that the murder of George Floyd added. Recommendations for supporting and strengthening the community health workforce are offered.Keywords: Community health workersCOVID-19service providersHIVburnoutadults < age AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Ethical statementThis study was approved by the University of Memphis Institutional Review Board, study # PRO-FY2020-83. I confirm that all participants in this study gave informed consent.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the National Institutes of Health under Grant 5P30AI042853-22.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135394516","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}

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Eradicating HIV/AIDS, racism and inequality in the Deep South: An Afrocentric conceptual framework of equality 在深南消除艾滋病毒/艾滋病、种族主义和不平等：以非洲为中心的平等概念框架

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2023.2168324

Cassandra D. Chaney, Kayla Allison, Crystal M. Tillis

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Outcomes of a harm reduction shared learning intervention Pilot in the U.S. South 美国南部减少伤害共享学习干预试点的结果

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2023.2189198

Katie A McCormick, M. Stanton, Samira Ali, S. Chávez

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Social stigma and vulnerabilities of HIV/AIDS-positive people: Reconsidering social work education and NGOs’ role in Bangladesh 艾滋病毒/艾滋病阳性人群的社会耻辱和脆弱性:重新考虑孟加拉国的社会工作教育和非政府组织的角色

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2022-04-18 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2022.2060399

Md. Ismail Hossain, I. Ahmad, N. Mehedi, Rumina Akter, T. Cane

{"title":"Social stigma and vulnerabilities of HIV/AIDS-positive people: Reconsidering social work education and NGOs’ role in Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Ismail Hossain, I. Ahmad, N. Mehedi, Rumina Akter, T. Cane","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2022.2060399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2022.2060399","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Despite the low incidence of HIV in Bangladesh, an HIV diagnosis results in stigma and discrimination. Therefore, the study looked at the causes and patterns of social exclusion, as well as strategies for reducing the exclusion of HIV/AIDS positive people. It also emphasized the importance of reconsidering social work education and the role of non-governmental organizations in curbing the stigma that these people confront. In this qualitative study, a convenience sampling approach was utilized to select the participants from the NGO, Ashar Alo Society (AAS). The findings are grouped into four themes: social stigma towards HIV/AIDS positive people, social exclusion from family and community, healthcare, education, and employment, the role of the non-governmental organizations in reducing their exclusion and vulnerabilities and reconsideration of social work knowledge. Recommendations include the provision of remote healthcare and support services to combat stigma, as well as the adoption of social work knowledge in the new NGO efforts to assist PLWHIV in accessing care.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":"21 1","pages":"167 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42348910","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}

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“Girls have commercial sex, boys don’t:” Mixed-methods evidence for a gendered risk environment for street-connected young people in the Republic of Georgia “女孩有商业性行为，男孩没有：”乔治亚共和国街头青年面临性别风险环境的混合方法证据

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Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2022.2047865

Shorena Sadzaglishvili, T. Gotsiridze, K. Lekishvili, Anthony P. Verdino, Rey Flores, A. Bouris

{"title":"“Girls have commercial sex, boys don’t:” Mixed-methods evidence for a gendered risk environment for street-connected young people in the Republic of Georgia","authors":"Shorena Sadzaglishvili, T. Gotsiridze, K. Lekishvili, Anthony P. Verdino, Rey Flores, A. Bouris","doi":"10.1080/15381501.2022.2047865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2022.2047865","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Street-connected young people (SCYP) in the Republic of Georgia are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. We conducted a mixed-methods study utilizing a triangulation design with N = 20 SCYP aged 11–18 (50% female; M = 13.95 years; SD = 2.11) recruited from two cities in Georgia. SCYP completed a close-ended survey and an in-depth interview on their perceptions of romantic and exchange sex relationships. Quantitative analyses examined gender differences in perceptions of romantic and exchange sex partners, and qualitative data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Quantitative findings indicated that a higher proportion of female than male SCYP endorsed engaging in HIV-related transmission behaviors with exchange sex partners. Thematic analysis contextualized survey findings by elucidating the ways in which females negotiated a highly gendered risk environment that elevated their vulnerability to HIV. Study results highlight the need for gender-responsive programming to address the HIV prevention needs of both male and female SCYP in the Republic of Georgia.","PeriodicalId":44452,"journal":{"name":"Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services","volume":"21 1","pages":"106 - 127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45592073","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}

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