The Florida Cohort Wave 3: Recruitment and Data Collection from Persons with HIV in Florida: 2019-2023 (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.69702
• Publication Date: 2025-01-30T22:18:03Z
• Authors: Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman; Christina E Parisi; Nanyangwe Siuluta; Preeti Manavalan; Lori A Bilello; Colby Cohen; Jessy Devieux; Gladys Ibanez; Jennifer Kuretski; Charurut Somboonwit; Maya Widmeyer; Zhi Zhou; Robert L Cook
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<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Ending the HIV Epidemic remains a high public health priority, and state of Florida continues to have prevalence incidence. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The Cohort study seeks identify factors associated with Care Continuum HIV-related comorbidities, focus on potential impact alcohol consumption. <title>METHODS</title> Wave 3 enrolled persons aged 18+ from nine clinical, case management, community settings across 2020 2023. All participants completed baseline questionnaire, most additional questionnaires at approximately one year after baseline. Data care treatment, mental health, substance use, stigma, technology were collected questionnaire. Additional covered gender identity, COVID-19, pets, stigma discrimination, antiretroviral therapy (ART) preferences. Questionnaire data securely linked variables Florida’s monitoring system. <title>RESULTS</title> Overall, 836 PWH (56% non-Hispanic Black, 16% Hispanic, 57% assigned male birth, 58% 50+). Most (97%) reporting system will be followed for up five years monitor outcomes. Thirty-one identity 230 287 COVID-19 221 pet 461 complete discrimination 210 ART preference <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> provides opportunities changes in outcomes as well relevant attitudes, behaviors, healthcare preferences, but has some limitations terms representativeness tracking longitudinal