AIDS and BehaviorPub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04570-1
Amrita Gill, Gretchen Clum, Patricia Molina, David Welsh, Tekeda Ferguson, Katherine P Theall
{"title":"Correction: Life Course Stressors, Latent Coping Strategies, Alcohol Use, and Adherence among People with HIV.","authors":"Amrita Gill, Gretchen Clum, Patricia Molina, David Welsh, Tekeda Ferguson, Katherine P Theall","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04570-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04570-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142845595","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 : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04571-0
Bishan Huang, Alitasha Younger, Mary P Gallant, Thomas J O'Grady
{"title":"Depressive Symptoms and HIV Viral Suppression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Bishan Huang, Alitasha Younger, Mary P Gallant, Thomas J O'Grady","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04571-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04571-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research suggests that depression impacts HIV outcomes, including viral suppression. This meta-analysis quantifies the association between depression and HIV viral suppression. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, and OVID to identify studies published through 2012 to 2022. The software Rayyan was used to evaluate eligibility of studies, and the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines were used for abstracting data. A random effects meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.4.1. Of the 1911 articles screened, 16 studies were included covering 80,103 participants. The results showed individuals without depression were more likely to achieve HIV viral suppression or undetectable viral load compared to individuals with depression (OR 1.30; 95%CI 1.15, 1.48; I<sup>2</sup> = 76%). Subgroup analysis indicated this effect was significant among the general population of people living with HIV (n = 75,353; OR 1.32; 95%CI 1.12, 1.55; I<sup>2</sup> = 85%) and cisgender women living with HIV (n = 4553; OR 1.28; 95%CI 1.09, 1.50; I<sup>2</sup> = 16%), but not among cisgender men living with HIV (most identified as men who have sex with men) (n = 197; OR 2.13; 95%CI 0.43, 10.61; I<sup>2</sup> = 83%). This meta-analysis shows a significant positive association between the absence of depression and achieving HIV viral suppression overall and among the subgroup of cisgender women. Public health interventions for people living with HIV should include strategies to identify and address the depressive symptoms that impact adherence to treatment, increase the risk of psycho-behavioral co-morbidities, and exacerbate social or structural factors impeding viral suppression.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142845596","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 : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04576-9
Patrick Janulis, Gregory Phillips Ii, Cory Cascalheira, Brian Mustanski, Tom Wolff, Michelle Birkett
{"title":"Estimating Substance Use Homophily in the Sexual Network of a Large Cohort of Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth.","authors":"Patrick Janulis, Gregory Phillips Ii, Cory Cascalheira, Brian Mustanski, Tom Wolff, Michelle Birkett","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04576-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10461-024-04576-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young sexual and gender minority (SGM) people assigned male at birth who use substances are at elevated risk of HIV acquisition. This brief report leverages a large cohort of SGM people assigned male at birth to estimate substance use homophily (i.e., same-same substance use status) in sexual partnerships. We found substance use homophily in this sexual network for marijuana, poppers, methamphetamine, and hallucinogens but not heavy episodic drinking, cocaine, or ecstasy. These results suggest substance use is associated with sexual network structure and may increase HIV disparities between individuals who do and do not use substances.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142845597","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 : 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04567-w
Sabrina S Rapisarda, Joseph Silcox, Patricia Case, Wilson R Palacios, Thomas J Stopka, Sofia Zaragoza, Jaclyn M W Hughto, Shikhar Shrestha, Traci C Green
{"title":"Correction: Rapid Assessment Amid an Injection Drug Use-Driven HIV Outbreak in Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley: Highlights from a Case Study.","authors":"Sabrina S Rapisarda, Joseph Silcox, Patricia Case, Wilson R Palacios, Thomas J Stopka, Sofia Zaragoza, Jaclyn M W Hughto, Shikhar Shrestha, Traci C Green","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04567-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04567-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827062","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 : 2024-12-14DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04574-x
Christina Aivadyan, Nabila El-Bassel, Mingway Chang, John Santelli, Morgan Philbin, Elwin Wu
{"title":"Associations Between State Laws Regulating Minors' Access to Confidential Sexual Health Services and Lifetime HIV Testing Among U.S. Male High School Students.","authors":"Christina Aivadyan, Nabila El-Bassel, Mingway Chang, John Santelli, Morgan Philbin, Elwin Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04574-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04574-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Confidentiality concerns are a well-established barrier to sexual health services for adolescents. These barriers are likely even greater for young men who have sex with men (YMSM), who often experience stigma at multiple levels. This study examined the relationship between state laws regulating minors' access to confidential sexual health services, sexual behavior, and lifetime HIV testing among a large, representative sample of sexually active male high school students from the 2019 state-level Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (23 states; N = 17,509). We used multilevel logistic regression to examine whether confidentiality-promoting state laws (i.e., states that explicitly allowed minors to self-consent to HIV testing, did not have an age clause which set a minimum age to self-consent to sexual health services, did not permit parental notification, had confidentiality protections for insured dependents) were associated with lifetime HIV testing, and whether associations differed between YMSM (n = 1,718) and young men who have sex with women only (i.e., YMSWO; n = 15,791). After adjusting for individual- and state-level characteristics, HIV testing was significantly more likely for students in states that explicitly allowed minors to self-consent to HIV testing (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.21, p <.001), did not permit parental notification (aOR: 1.09, CI: 1.05-1.12, p <.001), or had confidentiality protections for insured dependents (aOR: 1.40, CI: 1.34-1.45, p <.001), and significantly less likely for those in states that lacked age clauses (aOR: 0.82, CI: 0.80-0.84, p <.001). We found no evidence for moderation of these associations by YMSM status (i.e., the effects of laws being confidentiality-promoting on HIV testing did not differ significantly for YMSM and YMSWO). Findings suggest that certain confidentiality-promoting state laws may be effective at increasing HIV testing among sexually active male adolescents, regardless of sexual behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823561","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 : 2024-12-14DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04573-y
Tina Zawacki, Terue T Vela, Sarah E Harper, Katie M Jackel
{"title":"Causal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Condom Negotiation Skills of Women with Varying Sexual Assault Histories.","authors":"Tina Zawacki, Terue T Vela, Sarah E Harper, Katie M Jackel","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04573-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04573-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual assault victimization experience and alcohol consumption are well-documented HIV risk factors for women who have sex with men (WSM). Nonetheless, behavioral mechanisms of the synergistic effects of these factors on women's increased HIV risk are not well delineated. This study is the first to examine the interactive effects of sexual assault history and acute intoxication on women's condom negotiation behavior during a face-to-face role-play with a male actor. Participants were female, single, social drinkers, ages 21 to 35, recruited from the community. Women were categorized as having experienced past sexual assault victimization or not based on their questionnaire responses, then were randomly assigned to consume either no alcohol or alcohol (0.08 target BAC) and engaged in a role-play with a male actor that included condom use negotiation. Participants' verbal, paraverbal, and nonverbal behavior was video recorded and coded by independent raters. As hypothesized, sexual assault history interacted with alcohol condition to significantly influence participants' assertive condom negotiation behavior. These results further our scientific understanding of how intoxication may exacerbate the relationship between sexual assault history and HIV risk, and can inform prevention programs tailored to the unique needs of WSM who have a history of sexual assault victimization and are social drinkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823591","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 : 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04575-w
Sitara M Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Raquel Rose, Jaleah D Rutledge, Xunyun Wan, Ijeoma Opara
{"title":"A Nationally Representative Analysis of Substance Use and Sexual Health Correlates Associated with HIV and STI Testing among Adolescents.","authors":"Sitara M Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Raquel Rose, Jaleah D Rutledge, Xunyun Wan, Ijeoma Opara","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04575-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04575-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents in the United States (US) continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV and STIs. We investigated the associations between sexual health and substance use behaviors with HIV and STI testing among high school students in the US. Cross-sectional weighted stepwise multivariate logistic regression models were conducted to determine the odds of lifetime HIV and STI testing among students, stratified by sex. Drugs and alcohol before sex, condom use during sex, number of sex partners, sex of sexual partners, substance use (e-cigarette, alcohol, and cannabis) frequency, lifetime cocaine use, and lifetime prescription drug misuse were predictors, adjusting for race/ethnicity and age. This analysis used the 2019 and 2021 cycles of the CDC Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) data. Our sample of adolescents (n = 30,909) had a mean age of 16; 51% were male. Females engaging in substance use had increased odds of HIV and STI testing whereas that pattern did not reflect among males. Multiracial male adolescents had increased odds of HIV testing. Females engaging in condomless sex had lower odds of HIV and STI testing. This study highlights the need for tailored HIV and STI testing promotion and ongoing efforts for dismantling barriers to testing services. Furthermore, our study suggests that screenings follow the concurrent nature of sexual health and substance use behaviors of adolescents for integrated HIV/STI testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142805974","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 : 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04564-z
Said Iftekhar Sadaat, Alexander Marr, Ali Mirzazadeh, Bow Suprasert, Moranda Tate, Erin Wilson, Willi McFarland
{"title":"Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccination and Related Factors Among People who Inject Drugs, San Francisco, 2022.","authors":"Said Iftekhar Sadaat, Alexander Marr, Ali Mirzazadeh, Bow Suprasert, Moranda Tate, Erin Wilson, Willi McFarland","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04564-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04564-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We assessed the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in a community-recruited sample of people who inject drugs (PWID) in San Francisco in 2022. Overall, 72.4% (95% CI 64.6-80.3) were vaccinated for COVID-19. Independent predictors of vaccination were age 65 years and older (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 9.7, 95% CI 2.2-28.7) and ever testing positive for COVID-19 (AOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.5). Homelessness was associated with lower COVID-19 vaccination (AOR 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.8). Our study underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions to address unique challenges faced by PWID in accessing COVID-19 vaccination, particularly for those experiencing homelessness and who are younger.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142799126","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 : 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04568-9
Sophie G Coelho, Jeffrey D Wardell, Abigail Kroch, Sergio Rueda
{"title":"Correlates of Using Medically-Authorized Cannabis in a Large Cohort of People Living with HIV Who Use Cannabis.","authors":"Sophie G Coelho, Jeffrey D Wardell, Abigail Kroch, Sergio Rueda","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04568-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04568-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many people living with HIV (PLWH) use cannabis to manage symptoms, but a large proportion do so without medical cannabis authorization and use cannabis obtained outside the medical stream. In jurisdictions where non-medical cannabis use is legal, PLWH who hold medical cannabis authorization may represent a unique subgroup; yet, research on the correlates of using medical cannabis (authorized by a healthcare provider) in the context of non-medical cannabis legalization is lacking. Thus, this study examined the cannabis- and health-related correlates of medical cannabis use among PLWH in Ontario, Canada, where non-medical cannabis is legal. PLWH (N = 868; 85.37% men, mean age 51.34 years [SD = 12.25]) who were enrolled in the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study in 2022 and who reported past-year cannabis use completed an assessment of sociodemographic characteristics, HIV-related variables, cannabis and other substance use, and health-related quality of life. Relatively few participants (n = 122; 14.06%) reported any medical cannabis use, with most (n = 746; 85.94%) reporting exclusive use of non-medical cannabis. Logistic regression analyses showed that greater HIV symptom distress, poorer physical-health-related quality of life, more frequent cannabis use, and using smokeless forms of cannabis were each uniquely associated with increased likelihood of using medical cannabis relative to exclusively using non-medical cannabis. Results suggest that even in jurisdictions where non-medical cannabis is legal, a subset of PLWH continue to access cannabis through the medical stream, and these individuals report distinct patterns of cannabis use and poorer physical health. Findings may inform cannabis policy and clinical care for PLWH who use cannabis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142799087","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 : 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04565-y
Mobolanle Balogun, Lisa M Kuhns, Alani S Akanmu, Robert Garofalo, Titilope Badru, Abiodun F Adekanmbi, Akinsegun Akinbami, Oche Agbaji, Agatha N David, Olayinka Omigbodun, Marbella Cevantes, Patrick Janulis, Patricia Akintan, Olutosin Awolude, Kehinde M Kuti, Oluwajimi Sodipo, Esther Yiltok, Gbenayon J Mautin, Priscilla Ezemelue, Baiba Berzins, Babafemi Taiwo
{"title":"Risk Factors for Viral Non-suppression Among Youth Living with HIV in Nigeria: Findings from the iCARE Nigeria Study.","authors":"Mobolanle Balogun, Lisa M Kuhns, Alani S Akanmu, Robert Garofalo, Titilope Badru, Abiodun F Adekanmbi, Akinsegun Akinbami, Oche Agbaji, Agatha N David, Olayinka Omigbodun, Marbella Cevantes, Patrick Janulis, Patricia Akintan, Olutosin Awolude, Kehinde M Kuti, Oluwajimi Sodipo, Esther Yiltok, Gbenayon J Mautin, Priscilla Ezemelue, Baiba Berzins, Babafemi Taiwo","doi":"10.1007/s10461-024-04565-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04565-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical component of UNAIDS objectives to end the HIV epidemic. Youth living with HIV (YLH) have worse viral suppression rates than adults. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for viral non-suppression among YLH in Nigeria. A secondary analysis of enrollment data from the iCARE Nigeria study, collected April-October 2021 for 541 YLH comprised demographic, psychosocial, behavioral, clinical variables, and viral load quantification. Viral non-suppression was defined as viral load ≥ 200 copies/mL. Generalized linear models using Akaike information criterion for selection of indicator variables in a stepwise approach were used to determine the risk factors for viral non-suppression. The final analytic sample was 491 and the proportion of non-suppressed participants at baseline was 40%. In the final model, substance use (other than alcohol, tobacco and/or cannabis) (aOR = 3.20 [95% CI: 1.05, 10.34]), missed medication doses (aOR = 1.09 [95% CI: 1.04, 1.15]), and a higher number of self-reported medication barriers (e.g., forgot, busy, change in routine) (aOR = 1.08 [95% CI: 1.00, 1.16]) were associated with a higher likelihood of viral non-suppression. Being prescribed a first-line regimen (aOR = 0.28 [95% CI: 0.17, 0.44]), disclosure to at least one brother (aOR = 0.64 [95% CI: 0.42, 0.97]), and higher treatment outcome expectancies (e.g., taking medication will improve health) (aOR = 0.81 [95% CI: 0.66, 0.98]), were all associated with a lower likelihood of viral non-suppression. Viral non-suppression among YLH in Nigeria is associated with psychosocial and behavioral factors, including missed doses, medication barriers, treatment outcome expectancies, and disclosure, that are potential targets for intervention to achieve ART goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":7543,"journal":{"name":"AIDS and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142799124","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}