A5034001730- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sex work and related issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Emory University
2021-2024
Columbia University
2020-2022
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Despite advancements in HIV prevention, many Americans, particularly those from historically underserved communities (e.g., racially and sexually minoritized individuals people who use drugs), continue to face significant barriers accessing crucial prevention services such as testing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Integrating these into community pharmacies is a viable yet underutilized solution overcoming access-related challenges. However, few studies have...
Daily preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use can prevent up to 99% of HIV infections; however, PrEP uptake is low due poor access PrEP-prescribing locations for populations at increased risk HIV, especially in the southeastern US. Pharmacies are a feasible option increase access, but little known about how they could complement current locations.To examine geographic distributions compared with pharmacies and facility need ratios (PFNRs) according Southeast describe potential reach expand...
Background Black men who have sex with (BMSM) suffer from alarmingly high rates of HIV in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce risk infection by 99% among men, yet profound racial disparities uptake PrEP persist. Low BMSM is driven poor access to PrEP, including inconvenient locations PrEP-prescribing physicians, distrust and stigma, which limit communication about its side effects. Previous work indicates that offering prevention services pharmacies located...
ABSTRACTABSTRACTBlack men who have sex with (BMSM) are at higher risk of HIV transmission than any other group; however, their uptake the highly effective prevention medication, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is low. In collaboration a communitybased organization in Atlanta, Georgia, we explored ten HIV-negative BMSM's willingness to obtain PrEP pharmacies using standard open-ended and vignette qualitative methods. Three overarching themes were identified: privacy, patient-pharmacist...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV is severely underutilized among sexually minoritized men (SMM). Inequitable access PrEP-prescribing facilities and providers a critical barrier PrEP uptake SMM. Integrating prevention services, such as screening, into pharmacy-based settings viable solution addressing inequities in the US. We aimed examine willingness obtain screening pharmacy its associated correlates, leveraging Andersen's Healthcare Utilization Model (AHUM), national sample...
Young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with are living HIV at an increased risk of experiencing poor mental health due to their exposures intersectional stigma discrimination, but often do not seek traditional care. We qualitatively explored conceptualizations through interviews 40 participants analyzed our data using a phenomenology-informed approach. Participants conceptualized as having inward-facing (cultivation healthy relationship oneself, maintaining peaceful state...
Collective sex venues such as clubs are strategic sites to promote sexual health among and gender minority individuals. We present qualitative findings from a multiple-method study on the acceptability of sexual-health services at collective in New York City (NYC) attendees who identified men, transgender, or non-conforming. In survey used for sample selection ( n = 342), most respondents (82.7%) agreed that “having outreach workers is good thing.” Interviewees 30) appreciated how on-site...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Black men who have sex with (BMSM) suffer from alarmingly high rates of HIV in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce risk infection by 99% among men, yet profound racial disparities uptake PrEP persist. Low BMSM is driven poor access to PrEP, including inconvenient locations PrEP-prescribing physicians, distrust and stigma, which limit communication about its side effects. Previous work indicates that offering prevention services...