AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04534-5
Teodora Perger, Mariam Davtyan, Caroline Foster, Michael Evangeli, Claire Berman, Deborah Kacanek, Ana M Puga, Serufusa Sekidde, Sanj Bhopal
{"title":"Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Engagement and Retention in HIV Care, and Transition to Adult HIV Care in Pediatric and Young Adult Populations Living With HIV: A Literature Review.","authors":"Teodora Perger, Mariam Davtyan, Caroline Foster, Michael Evangeli, Claire Berman, Deborah Kacanek, Ana M Puga, Serufusa Sekidde, Sanj Bhopal","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04534-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04534-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HIV-related stigma is associated with negative effects on mental health and lower health-related quality of life in pediatric and young adult populations living with HIV. We reviewed literature on the impact of HIV-related stigma on suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, engagement and retention in HIV care, and transition to adult HIV care in children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV. PubMed and Embase<sup>®</sup> were searched for publications reporting relevant data published from January 1, 2012, to April 13, 2023. The output was not a systematic review; it was a targeted literature review. Overall, 67 studies were selected for analysis based on pre-specified criteria (eg, quality). Most quantitative studies supported negative associations between HIV-related stigma and ART adherence (n = 8/11), engagement and retention in HIV care (n = 3/4), and transition to adult HIV care (n = 2/3) in pediatric and young adult populations living with HIV. Qualitative studies reported that stigma was a barrier to ART adherence (n = 26), engagement and retention in HIV care (n = 18), and transitioning to adult HIV care (n = 11). Prominent interview themes across all topics included anticipated stigma, enacted stigma, and fear of HIV status disclosure. Results reaffirm that HIV-related stigma is a significant barrier to ART adherence, engagement and retention in HIV care, and transition to adult HIV care among pediatric and young adult populations living with HIV, potentially impacting virologic suppression, onward transmission, and longer-term health. Additional interventional studies are needed to evaluate and reduce the impact of stigma in these important populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04536-3
Margaret W Gichane, Jennifer Velloza, Sybil Hosek, Geetha Beauchamp, Peter Anderson, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Connie Celum
{"title":"Hoping to Adhere? Examining the Relationship Between Hope and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Willingness, Adherence, and Persistence Among Young Women in South Africa and Zimbabwe (HPTN 082).","authors":"Margaret W Gichane, Jennifer Velloza, Sybil Hosek, Geetha Beauchamp, Peter Anderson, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Connie Celum","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04536-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04536-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hope is a powerful psychological construct which is linked to positive health. Greater hope is associated with improved antiretroviral therapy adherence; however, less is known about the impact of hope on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) outcomes. HIV Prevention Trials Network 082, was an open-label PrEP study among young women (ages 16-25) in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Hope was measured at baseline and follow-up using a subset of the Hope for the Future Scale (score range 6-24) and PrEP willingness was measured using a subscale of the HIV Prevention Readiness Measure (score range 6-30). Intracellular tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) concentrations were obtained from dried blood spot samples at weeks 13, 26, and 52; high PrEP adherence was defined as TFV-DP concentrations ≥ 700 fmol/punch. Persistence was defined as TFV-DP > 16 fmol/punch at weeks 26 and 52. Linear regression and generalized estimating equations were used to assess the relationship between hope and PrEP willingness, adherence, and persistence. The median age of participants (n = 432) was 21 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 19-22). The mean hope score at baseline was 21.0 (SD = 3.4). Although hope was positively associated with PrEP willingness (β = 0.22, 95% CI 0.15, 0.37), it was not associated with high PrEP adherence (aRR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.96, 1.05), or persistence at follow-up (aRR = 1.02, 95% CI 0.99, 1.05). While cultivating hope may be an important strategy in building willingness to take oral PrEP, it may not be enough to sustain PrEP adherence or persistence.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04500-1
Thae Aient Aient Oo, Matthew L Romo, Gavin George, Eva Mwai, Eston Nyaga, Joanne E Mantell, Jacob O Odhiambo, Kaymarlin Govender, Elizabeth A Kelvin
{"title":"Using the Health Belief Model to Understand Why Making Oral HIV Self-Testing Available to Truck Drivers in Kenya Had Little Impact on Six-Month Testing.","authors":"Thae Aient Aient Oo, Matthew L Romo, Gavin George, Eva Mwai, Eston Nyaga, Joanne E Mantell, Jacob O Odhiambo, Kaymarlin Govender, Elizabeth A Kelvin","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04500-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04500-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research has found that offering HIV self-testing (HIVST) to truckers in Kenya increased testing rates at baseline but not over 6-month follow-up. We explored possible explanations based on the Health Belief Model by assessing HIV risk perception, self-efficacy, and fatalism as possible effect modifiers of the impact of offering HIVST (intervention n = 150) versus standard of care (SOC n = 155) on 6-month testing on the multiplicative and additive scales using log binomial and linear binomial regression and stratifying on significant modifiers. We found significant interaction between the intervention and fatalism on both the multiplicative (p = 0.020) and additive (p = 0.020) scales. In the stratified models, the HIVST intervention was associated with higher HIV testing among participants with low fatalism but lower testing among those with high fatalism (risk ratio [RR] = 1.30, p = 0.065 versus RR = 0.74, p = 0.072; risk difference [RD] per 100 = 14.00, p = 0.080 versus RD=-14.69, p = 0.086). Truckers in Kenya are described as being highly fatalistic, feeling lack of control over their lives and health. We found that fatalistic views negated the potential benefit of offering HIVST to truckers. For HIVST to have an impact among truckers, psychosocial interventions may be needed that address fatalistic views.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04529-2
Wanzirai Makoni, Lara Lorenzetti, Noah Mancuso, Ellen Luecke, Nhi Dinh, Ashwini S Deshpande, Marie Shoen, Definate Nhamo, Francis M Simmonds, Alejandro Baez, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Alexandra M Minnis
{"title":"HIV Prevention Product Acceptability and Preference Among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa to Inform Novel Biomedical Options in Development: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Wanzirai Makoni, Lara Lorenzetti, Noah Mancuso, Ellen Luecke, Nhi Dinh, Ashwini S Deshpande, Marie Shoen, Definate Nhamo, Francis M Simmonds, Alejandro Baez, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Alexandra M Minnis","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04529-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04529-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The availability of several HIV prevention options may allow women to choose a product that suits their lifestyle and preferences. Product attributes and contextual factors influence product acceptability, which affects uptake and effective use. We conducted a systematic review of acceptability and preference for biomedical HIV prevention products among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to inform the development of novel products. We used a comprehensive strategy to search three databases for peer-reviewed literature from SSA published between January 2015 and December 2023. A two-stage review process assessed references against eligibility criteria. Data were abstracted using a standardized spreadsheet, then organized by constructs from two theoretical frameworks of acceptability. Results were synthesized based on product classes defined by route of administration. We identified 408 unique references; 100 references met eligibility criteria. References assessed oral PrEP (n = 65), vaginal ring (n = 44), long-acting systemic products (injectable, implant, microarray patch) (n = 28), and other vaginal products (film, insert, gel) (n = 20). Over two-thirds reported qualitative or mixed-methods data, primarily from adolescent girls and young women. Frequent dosing, especially noted for daily oral PrEP, and perceived/experienced side effects were notably negative influences. Most end-users preferred long-acting products (systemically or vaginally delivered), though on-demand products offering user control were also valued. Influencing factors, especially partners, shaped end-user perceptions of product attributes and acceptability. All products were linked to at least some barriers to uptake and/or use, highlighting the need to provide end-users with a range of options and assist them in identifying one that best suits their circumstances and needs. Biomedical HIV prevention development should advance products that address gaps in available options while optimizing favorable product attributes to achieve high acceptability that ultimately supports adoption and use.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Racial Residential Segregation and Other Social Determinants of Health with HIV Late Presentation.","authors":"Fanghui Shi, Jiajia Zhang, Shujie Chen, Xueying Yang, Zhenlong Li, Sharon Weissman, Bankole Olatosi, Xiaoming Li","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04535-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04535-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding social determinants of HIV late presentation with advanced disease (LPWA) beyond individual-level factors could help decrease LPWA and improve population-level HIV outcomes. This study aimed to examine county-level social determinants of health (SDOH) with HIV late presentation. We aggregated datasets for analysis by linking statewide HIV diagnosis data from the South Carolina (SC) Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System and multiple social contextual datasets (e.g., the American Community Survey). All adult (18 years and older) people with HIV diagnosed from 2014 to 2019 in SC were included. Linear mixed models with forward selection were employed to explore the association of county-level SDOH with the county-level three-year moving average percentage of LPWA and average delay time from HIV infection to diagnosis. Around 30% of new HIV diagnoses were LPWA in SC, and the mean delay time for people with LPWA was approximately 13 years. Counties with more racial residential segregation had longer average delay time (Adjusted beta = 5.079, 95% CI: 0.268 ~ 9.889). Regarding other SDOH, the increased percentage of LPWA was associated with fewer Ryan White centers per 100,000 population (Adjusted beta = -0.006, 95% CI: -0.011~-0.001) and higher percentages of the population with less than a high school education (Adjusted beta = 0.008, 95% CI: 0 ~ 0.015). Reducing county-level disparities in LPWA requires multifaceted interventions addressing multiple dimensions of SDOH. Targeted interventions are needed for counties with more Black residential segregation, fewer Ryan White centers, and higher percentages of less than high school education.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04522-9
Lisa B Hightow-Weidman, Seul Ki Choi, Isabella Carolyn Aida Higgins, Kelly Knudtson, Clare Barrington
{"title":"HIV Outcomes and Intervention Experiences of Enlaces Por La Salud: A Personal Health Navigation Intervention Informed by the Transnational Framework.","authors":"Lisa B Hightow-Weidman, Seul Ki Choi, Isabella Carolyn Aida Higgins, Kelly Knudtson, Clare Barrington","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04522-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04522-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latinos in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV and experience sub-optimal levels of viral suppression. Enlaces Por La Salud is an individual-level intervention implemented by personal health navigators and guided by the transnational framework to improve HIV care outcomes among newly diagnosed and out-of-care Mexican and Mexican American men and transgender women in North Carolina. The purpose of this study was to assess: (1) changes in HIV care and treatment outcomes among Enlaces participants and (2) intervention engagement and experiences. Ninety-one participants were recruited between October 2014 and August 2017 for a single-arm, mixed-methods design including surveys at baseline, 6 and 12 months and qualitative in-depth interviews immediately following the intervention with an embedded cohort (n = 19). Mean participant age was 36.8 years and most identified as cisgender male (90%). Participants were significantly more likely to have an undetectable viral load at baseline (18%) compared to 6-months (78%) (p < .001). Outcomes were sustained but not significantly increased from 6 to 12 months. Intervention engagement was high with 81% completing all six intervention sessions. In qualitative interviews, participants emphasized the importance of their relationship with the personal health navigators, who provided information, instrumental, and emotional support. A person-centered intervention guided by the lived experience of migration could be an effective way to support Latinos with HIV from diverse countries of origin to achieve viral suppression and improve overall wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04508-7
Mark K Britton, Micaela Lembo, Yancheng Li, Eric C Porges, Robert L Cook, Ronald A Cohen, Charurut Somboonwit, Gladys E Ibañez
{"title":"HIV Stigma is Associated with Two-Year Decline in Cognitive Performance Among People with HIV.","authors":"Mark K Britton, Micaela Lembo, Yancheng Li, Eric C Porges, Robert L Cook, Ronald A Cohen, Charurut Somboonwit, Gladys E Ibañez","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04508-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10461-024-04508-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HIV stigma is associated with suboptimal clinical outcomes and has been cross-sectionally linked to cognitive deficits in people with HIV (PWH). However, it is unclear whether HIV stigma precedes cognitive decline or vice versa. We examined associations in 303 adult PWH (mean age 50.01 (11.91) years; 46% female; 67% non-Hispanic Black) between the abbreviated Berger Stigma Scale score and longitudinal change across the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery measures. 89% of participants reported experiencing HIV stigma. In unadjusted analyses, greater HIV stigma was associated with worse attention performance at yearly follow-up visits (B = -0.07, 95% CI = -0.13 - -0.01, p = 0.025). When adjusting for clinicodemographic variables, HIV stigma was associated with worse processing speed and global cognition at yearly follow-up visits. This finding suggests that HIV stigma precedes subsequent cognitive decline and highlights the importance of reducing stigma to improve cognitive functioning among PWH.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-12DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04524-7
Samantha Serrano, Leo Wilton, Dawa Sherpa, Charles M Cleland, Maria Fernanda Zaldivar, Zobaida K Maria, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Michelle R Munson, Ariel Salguero Padilla, Marya Gwadz
{"title":"Engaging Diverse African American/Black and Latine Youth and Emerging Adults Living with HIV into Research: Description of Recruitment Strategies and Lessons Learned.","authors":"Samantha Serrano, Leo Wilton, Dawa Sherpa, Charles M Cleland, Maria Fernanda Zaldivar, Zobaida K Maria, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Michelle R Munson, Ariel Salguero Padilla, Marya Gwadz","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04524-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04524-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Improving engagement along the HIV care continuum and reducing racial/ethnic disparities are necessary to end the HIV epidemic. Research on African American/Black and Latine (AABL) younger people living with HIV (LWH) is essential to this goal. However, a number of key subgroups are challenging to locate and engage, and are therefore under-represented in research. Primary among these are persons with non-suppressed HIV viral load, severe socioeconomic disadvantage, transgender/gender expansive identities, and refugee/migrant/immigrant populations. Research in community settings is needed to complement studies conducted in medical institutions. The present study describes the efficiency of recruitment strategies used in the community to enroll AABL young and emerging adults LWH ages 19-28 years. Strategies were designed to be culturally responsive and structurally salient. They were: peer-to-peer, social media, classified advertisements (newspaper, craigslist), subway ads, dating apps (Jack'd, Positive Singles), and direct recruitment in community-based organizations. Data were analyzed using mainly descriptive statistics and interpreted using a consensus building approach. We screened 575 individuals in a first step, 409 were eligible (71%), of these 297 presented to the second screening step (73%), but 112 were lost. Almost all presenting at the second step were eligible (98%, 291/297) and 94% enrolled (274/291). Peer-to-peer, dating app (Jack'd), direct recruitment, and craigslist were the most efficient strategies. Recruitment on dating apps was superior to the peer-to-peer approach in yielding eligible participants (OR = 1.5; 95% CI: 0.98-2.3; p = 0.06). The sample enrolled was diverse with respect to HIV viral suppression, gender identify, sexual orientation, immigration status, and barriers to HIV care engagement. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy. Recruitment is a vital aspect of research and warrants attention in the empirical literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-12DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04528-3
Tara C Smith
{"title":"HIV Denial in the COVID Era.","authors":"Tara C Smith","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04528-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04528-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Though scientific consensus regarding HIV causation of AIDS was reached decades ago, denial of this conclusion remains. The popularity of such denial has waxed and waned over the years, ebbing as evidence supporting HIV causation mounted, building again as the internet facilitated connection between denial groups and the general public, and waning following media attention to the death of a prominent denier and her child and data showing the cost of human life in South Africa. Decades removed from these phenomena, HIV denial is experiencing another resurgence, coupled to mounting distrust of public health, pharmaceutical companies, and mainstream medicine. This paper examines the history and current state of HIV denial in the context of the COVID pandemic and its consequences. An understanding of the effect of this phenomenon and evidence-based ways to counter it are lacking. Community-based interventions and motivational interviewing may serve to contain such misinformation in high-risk communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04525-6
Alithia Zamantakis, Juan Pablo Zapata, Isaac Greenawalt, Ashley A Knapp, Nanette Benbow, Brian Mustanski
{"title":"Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Keep It Up!, A Digital Health Intervention, in Community-Based Organizations.","authors":"Alithia Zamantakis, Juan Pablo Zapata, Isaac Greenawalt, Ashley A Knapp, Nanette Benbow, Brian Mustanski","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04525-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04525-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite ongoing investments in the development and testing of new digital interventions for HIV prevention, the widespread use of interventions with proven effectiveness remains limited. This study assessed real-world implementation of a digital HIV prevention intervention, Keep It Up!. The study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to implementing Keep It Up! within community-based organizations (CBOs) serving racially diverse sexual and gender minoritized populations. The Keep It Up! trial is a type III effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial to compare two delivery approaches: direct-to-consumer and CBO-based implementation. This manuscript focuses on the CBO-based approach through interviews with CBO staff members before and during implementation (n = 37 and n = 25, respectively). Interviews were coded according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and thematically analyzed. Staff highlighted adaptability, leadership engagement, compatibility, and organizational culture as facilitators of Keep It Up! implementation. Identified barriers included self-efficacy, motivation, staff turnover, and partnerships and connections. CBO infrastructure, capacity, research experience, and processes influenced the relative importance of these barriers and facilitators. This study is one of the first to detail barriers and facilitators experienced by staff implementing a digital HIV prevention intervention in CBOs. Interviews illuminated the need for interventions like Keep It Up! for young men who have sex with men and detailed the need for additional strategies to assist CBOs unfamiliar with implementing digital health interventions. Trial Registration Number: NCT03896776.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142399115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}