Social Correlates of HIV-Risky Behaviours among African Canadian Adolescents Living in British Columbia, Canada: A Secondary Data Analysis.

Studies have linked HIV-risky behaviours among young people to several socio-contextual factors. However, the social factors that might increase African Canadian adolescents' exposure to HIV-risky behaviours, including unprotected sex and forced or multiple-sexual partnerships, have received little or no attention in the literature. Using data from the British Columbia Adolescent Health Surveys (2003-2018) and guided by intersectionality and socio-ecological frameworks, we examined the social determinants of HIV-risky behaviours (HRB) among African Canadian adolescents in British Columbia.

Predictors and social determinants of HIV treatment engagement among post-partum Black women living with HIV in southeastern United States.

Aim: Guided by Mcleroy's socio-ecological model, this study explored the predictors and social determinants of HIV treatment engagement among Black post-partum women living with HIV.

Method: Quantitative, research methodology.

Design: We conducted a retrospective, secondary data analysis of 143 Black post-partum women living with HIV who received peripartum care in South-Florida, United States, from 2009 to 2017.

Being Lost to Follow-Up to Healthcare Appointments: A Concept Analysis.

The concept of being lost to follow-up is very common in healthcare. Though its meaning might seem literal, its use, particularly in healthcare, requires detailed analysis, to understand factors surrounding its incidence and ways of curtailing its detrimental consequences. Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis was used to identify the antecedents, attributes, empirical referents, and consequences of this concept.

Social determinants of peripartum depressive symptoms among Black peripartum women living with HIV.

HIV infection during pregnancy, may present risk of developing depression during pregnancy and postpartum. This psychiatric mood disorder, and many others such as anxiety and HIV-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported prevalent among pregnant and non-pregnant women living with HIV (WLWH). Multiple studies have found associations between social determinants of health and depressive symptoms in this population.

HIV Testing Among Heterosexual Hispanic Women in South Florida.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of selected facilitators, barriers, beliefs, and knowledge suggested by the literature to be associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among heterosexual Hispanic women.

Design: This study utilizes a cross-sectional design to analyze secondary data from SEPA III: The Effectiveness Trial. SEPA stands for Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado, which translates to Health, Education, Prevention, and Self-Care.