{"title":"A Differentiated HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Model for High-Risk Groups in Nanning City, South China: Findings from a Pilot Program.","authors":"Yufei Wu, Huanhuan Chen, Junyu Zhan, Junhui Liu, Yanjun Li, Wenlong Cai, Shuaifeng Liu, Nengxiu Liang, Guanghua Lan","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In China, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM) and HIV-serodiscordant couples is low. We offered differentiated PrEP options tailored to MSM in a community-based organization (CBO) setting, and to HIV-serodiscordant couples attempting conception in a specialized HIV care clinic. The CBO facilitated PrEP by linkage with a telemedicine platform for virtual consultation; additional online follow-up on social media was conducted by peers. PrEP was taken properly in 88.7% of visits. Retention was 82.4% at Month 6. MSM having HIV-infected partners over the past 6 months were more likely to adhere to PrEP; ≥ 50 years old and daily oral PrEP were significant predictors for failing in retention. Five pregnancies were reported in the clinic. A peer-led and social media, telemedicine-assisted PrEP model within a CBO is a feasible approach to roll out PrEP among MSM. Integrated PrEP in specialized HIV clinics is appropriate for serodiscordant couples attempting conception.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"428-445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869726","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}
Anita Arinda, Noeline Nakasujja, Mary M McKay, Fred M Ssewamala, James Mugisha
{"title":"The Effect and Acceptability of an HIV Education Intervention for Adolescents With Intellectual Disability in Uganda: A Quasi-Experimental Study.","authors":"Anita Arinda, Noeline Nakasujja, Mary M McKay, Fred M Ssewamala, James Mugisha","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) are often deficient in knowledge about HIV/AIDS. This pilot study evaluated the impact and acceptability of an HIV education intervention for adolescents with mild-to-moderate ID delivered in a peri-urban setting in Uganda. This quasi-experimental study involved 60 adolescents with mild to moderate ID evenly split between the intervention and control groups. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included sociodemographic information, HIV knowledge and attitudes, and acceptability measures, administered at baseline, immediately postintervention, and 3 months later. Approximately 53.3% of the participants were male, and 50% had mild ID. Immediately post-intervention, the intervention group reported a significantly higher increase in HIV knowledge (8.5 vs. -0.2, <i>p</i> < .001) and attitudes (3.9 vs. 0.1, <i>p</i> < .001) than the control group. A similar significant increase was maintained at 3 months post-intervention. These findings show that tailored education programs can improve HIV knowledge and attitudes in adolescents with ID.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"415-427"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869732","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}
Sophia A Hussen, Ryan M Wade, Antonio Newman, Daniel I Alohan, Gary W Harper
{"title":"Conceptualizations of Mental Health Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men (YB-GBMSM) Who Have Sex With Men Who Are Living With HIV.","authors":"Sophia A Hussen, Ryan M Wade, Antonio Newman, Daniel I Alohan, Gary W Harper","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.387","DOIUrl":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who are living with HIV are at an increased risk of experiencing poor mental health due to their exposures to intersectional stigma and discrimination, but often do not seek traditional mental health care. We qualitatively explored conceptualizations of mental health through interviews with 40 participants and analyzed our data using a phenomenology-informed approach. Participants conceptualized mental health as having inward-facing (cultivation of a healthy relationship with oneself, maintaining a peaceful state of mind, lack of depressed mood) and outward-facing components (goal-oriented behavior, resilient coping mechanisms). Some participants espoused an internal locus of control over one's mental state, while others focused on structural or environmental factors as key drivers of mental health. Our findings suggest that provider trainings and service integration, consistent with a more holistic conception of mental health, could help providers support well-being among this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"387-402"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869728","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}
J Michael Wilkerson, John Atkinson, Sreelatha Akkala, I Niles Zoschke, Michael U Anosike, Kathryn R Gallardo, Serena A Rodriguez, Henry S Brown, Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban, James Yang, Estevan Herrera, Jason Howell, Sheryl McCurdy
{"title":"Recovery Residences Are an Innovative Site for HIV Prevention Interventions Targeting People Who Inject Drugs: Preliminary Data From Project HOMES.","authors":"J Michael Wilkerson, John Atkinson, Sreelatha Akkala, I Niles Zoschke, Michael U Anosike, Kathryn R Gallardo, Serena A Rodriguez, Henry S Brown, Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban, James Yang, Estevan Herrera, Jason Howell, Sheryl McCurdy","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.403","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Of 1.2 million Americans who would benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), only 36% were prescribed PrEP in 2023. Project HOMES is an ongoing study that evaluates recovery residences for individuals in medication-assisted recovery from opioid use disorder across five Texas cities. Behavioral and psychosocial survey data and biomarkers were collected with a focus on the history of HIV testing, PrEP awareness, and willingness to engage in preventive treatments from a subsample of participants. Preliminary results demonstrated varying levels of HIV testing (83%), PrEP awareness (51%), and willingness to use PrEP (44%) among residents. Willingness to use PrEP was further differentiated by the method of administration, including the preference for pills (40%) and injections (40%). The findings underscore the critical role that recovery residences could play in PrEP access and addressing health care disparities among people with a history of injecting drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"403-414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869731","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}
Hollie M David, Thomas Martin, Alan Wells, Susan J Little, Sanjay Mehta
{"title":"Factors Associated With PrEP Utilization and Access in the United States.","authors":"Hollie M David, Thomas Martin, Alan Wells, Susan J Little, Sanjay Mehta","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a cornerstone of the Ending the HIV Epidemic plan. We evaluated sociodemographic factors associated with PrEP use in jurisdictions with high HIV diagnosis rates between the initial years of PrEP rollout in the U.S. Data were abstracted from AIDSVu, U.S. Census Bureau, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Lab data for years 2012-2019. Linear mixed methods modeling was used to correlate county-level PrEP rates and correlational analysis for state-level PrEP rates (PrEP use per 100,000 persons) with year, HIV diagnoses, income, insurance coverage, proportion of Democratic votes for president in 2020, race, and geographic location. Sociodemographic factors such as income, race, and political affiliation were significantly associated with county- and state-level PrEP use. Further research to understand policy differences that lead to inequitable provision of PrEP is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"446-452"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869729","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}
{"title":"Author Index to Volume 36.","authors":"","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.6.453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 6","pages":"453-460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869727","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}
Juan Pablo Zapata, Edwin Rojas, Petra Durán, Angel J Martínez, María-Cecilia Zea, Katrina Schrode, Thana Khawcharoenporn, George Ayala, Homero E Del Pino
{"title":"A Pilot Study of a Sibling-Based Online Intervention to Increase PrEP Uptake and Willingness Among Latino MSM.","authors":"Juan Pablo Zapata, Edwin Rojas, Petra Durán, Angel J Martínez, María-Cecilia Zea, Katrina Schrode, Thana Khawcharoenporn, George Ayala, Homero E Del Pino","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of Entre Herman@s, a novel sibling-based intervention designed to engage siblings to increase PrEP utilization among Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM). Siblings were trained in rudimentary motivational interviewing skills to uncover, evoke, and strengthen their brother's motivation to use PrEP, using the constructs of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model for health behavior change. This pilot demonstrated high feasibility, meeting recruitment, retention, and intervention completion targets. Of the 23 LMSM enrolled, 16 (70%) commenced PrEP, with 12 (75%) continuing at the 3-month follow-up. Initially, 15 participants (65%) were open to PrEP, with 9 (39%) ready to start within the next month. Those who began PrEP use reported a significantly higher degree of closeness to their siblings (<i>p</i> = .019) than those who did not. All LMSMs affirmed that their decision to use PrEP was influenced to some degree by their sibling.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 5","pages":"299-323"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606821","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}
Rick S Zimmerman, Krista Wonderly, Halimatu Abdul-Kadr, Ralph J DiClemente, Monique Mitchell Turner, Mia Xu, Joshua G Rosenberger
{"title":"Assessing the Importance of Theory-Based Correlates of Future HIV Vaccine Intentions Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.","authors":"Rick S Zimmerman, Krista Wonderly, Halimatu Abdul-Kadr, Ralph J DiClemente, Monique Mitchell Turner, Mia Xu, Joshua G Rosenberger","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United States, Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) represent the most vulnerable population for HIV infection. A potential vaccine could ultimately be the most effective HIV prevention strategy. Understanding the factors that may adversely affect HIV vaccine acceptance among BMSM is critical. We conducted two online surveys with BMSM; one recruited 432 respondents, and another recruited 204. Respondents completed a demographic assessment and questions derived from health behavior change theories and the relevant empirical literature. The two surveys yielded similar results. The findings indicate that vaccine uptake self-efficacy, perceived likelihood of important others receiving the vaccine, and susceptibility to HIV were related to intentions to receive a future HIV vaccine. Other potentially important variables include perceived HIV stigma, response efficacy, how much one conceals one's sexual orientation, and perceived HIV discrimination. Future research and health communication campaigns should consider these factors in potential HIV vaccine programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 5","pages":"354-369"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606825","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}
Benjamin D Smart, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Lucero Refugio Aviles, Amanda E Tanner, Carla A Galindo, Patricia A Bessler, Cari Courtenay-Quirk, Manuel Garcia, Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, Beth A Reboussin, Scott D Rhodes
{"title":"Transgender Latinas' Perspectives on HIV PrEP Uptake, Condom Use, and Medically Supervised Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Insights From ChiCAS Qualitative Interviews.","authors":"Benjamin D Smart, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Lucero Refugio Aviles, Amanda E Tanner, Carla A Galindo, Patricia A Bessler, Cari Courtenay-Quirk, Manuel Garcia, Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, Beth A Reboussin, Scott D Rhodes","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a dearth of HIV prevention behavioral interventions for transgender Latinas, despite this population's HIV risk. ChiCAS (Chicas Creando Acceso a la Salud) is an intervention to increase PrEP, condom, and gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) use among transgender Latinas. To inform future work, semistructured interviews were conducted postintervention with 28 ChiCAS participants. Thematic analysis with inductive coding was used. Six themes emerged: (1) health-related priorities include sexual health and avoiding discrimination; (2) safe and collaborative community is of high importance; (3) interactive education with time for sharing stories and discussion was valued; (4) PrEP uptake was facilitated through awareness and health care navigation; (5) accessing GAHT depends on cost, clinic location, and individual goals; (6) ChiCAS could be improved with more PrEP/GAHT details and social connection. Interventions with goals similar to those of ChiCAS should prioritize building community, PrEP and GAHT education tailored to participants' needs, and emphasize health care options available locally.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 5","pages":"369-386"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606869","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}
Richard A Sprott, Kaston D Anderson, Erik Wert, Kenya W Mulwa, Stephen E Ratcliff, Reni Forer, Nikita Harvey, Anna Randall
{"title":"Investigating the Invisible: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Testing the Entertainment-Education Model to Provide a PrEP Education Intervention to Kink-Involved Populations.","authors":"Richard A Sprott, Kaston D Anderson, Erik Wert, Kenya W Mulwa, Stephen E Ratcliff, Reni Forer, Nikita Harvey, Anna Randall","doi":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.341","DOIUrl":"10.1521/aeap.2024.36.5.341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A growing proportion of the global population engages in alternative sexual behaviors and relationships, which are commonly grouped and known as kink or BDSM (bondage-discipline, dominance-submission, sadism-masochism). Mainstream stigma and provider pathologizing of these behaviors and relationships may make kink-involved populations reticent to seek health care treatment. Moreover, some kink activities appear to expose kink-involved people to higher risks for HIV infection. To date, no studies have explored HIV risk prevention interventions for kink-involved people. The proposed study seeks to address the absence by describing a study designed to address HIV risk prevention with PrEP for this understudied and neglected population by testing an educational-entertainment intervention designed to focus on kink specifically. Using a repeated-measures randomized experimental methodology, this study proposes to include data collection and exposure to intervention materials at 3-month intervals over 12 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":47801,"journal":{"name":"Aids Education and Prevention","volume":"36 5","pages":"341-353"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606830","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}