Relating 'to her Human Side': a Grounded Theory analysis of cosmetologists' and aestheticians' relationships with clients in Black American beauty salons to inform sexual health interventions.

Due to the elevated incidence of HIV among Black American women, effective sexual health interventions are needed. To explore beauty salons as settings for such interventions, we examined Black American women stylists' experiences discussing sex-related topics with Black American women clients. Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology guided data collection and analysis.

Racial/ethnic and HIV risk category disparities in preexposure prophylaxis discontinuation among patients in publicly funded primary care clinics.

Objective: Dissemination of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a priority for reducing new HIV infections, especially among vulnerable populations. However, there are limited data available on PrEP discontinuation following initiation, an important component of the PrEP cascade.

Design: Patients receiving PrEP within the San Francisco Department of Public Health Primary Care Clinics (SFPCC) are included in a PrEP registry if they received a PrEP prescription, were not receiving postexposure prophylaxis, and not known to be HIV-positive.

Missed Visits Associated With Future Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Discontinuation Among PrEP Users in a Municipal Primary Care Health Network.

Background: Maintaining retention in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care among diverse patient populations will be needed to support PrEP's efficacy. We characterized patterns of PrEP care retention in a US municipal primary care health network and examined whether missed visits, a metric of care retention that is easy to evaluate in clinic, are associated with subsequent discontinuation.

Methods: We included individuals on PrEP from July 2012 until August 2017 in the San Francisco Primary Care Clinics, a 15-clinic municipal health network.

Brief Report: A Panel Management and Patient Navigation Intervention Is Associated With Earlier PrEP Initiation in a Safety-Net Primary Care Health System.

Background: Timely pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation is critical in at-risk populations, given that HIV acquisition risk persists during delays. Time to treatment initiation, a key metric in HIV care, has not been explored among PrEP users. Interventions that reduce time to PrEP initiation could prevent HIV infections.

Provider Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Monitoring Guidelines in a Large Primary Care Network.

Insufficient pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) laboratory monitoring could increase HIV resistance and sexually transmitted infections. We examined test-ordering in a primary care network. Providers did not order HIV testing before almost one-quarter of PrEP initiations; panel management was associated with higher testing.

Predictors of functional shoulder recovery at 1 and 12 months after breast cancer surgery.

The objective of this study are (1) to determine if upper extremity function, as represented by shoulder ROM, self-reported symptoms and upper extremity functional limitations in activities of daily living could be predictively related to demographic and cancer characteristics post-surgery for breast cancer. And (2) to examine if variables related to early onset impairment contribute to late onset impairments in women after breast cancer surgery. Subjects were assessed preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12+ months post breast cancer surgery for impairments and symptoms and at 12+ months for shoulder functional limitations using a physical therapy surveillance model.

Racial disparities in physical and functional domains in women with breast cancer.

Introduction: African-American women are more likely than white women to have functional impairments after breast cancer (BC) surgery; however, no differences were found in self-reported health status surveys at 12+ months postsurgery.

Purpose: This analysis compared white and African-American BC survivors' (BCS) health status, health-related quality of life, and the occurrence of physical impairments after BC treatment.

Methods: One hundred sixty-six women (130 white, 28 African-American, 8 other) were assessed for impairments preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12+ months postsurgery.