Publications by authors named "J C Ridgway"
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- * Focus groups conducted with 19 women revealed that many had never heard of PrEP but showed a strong desire to learn more, highlighting barriers such as partner negotiation, adherence, and misconceptions about HIV.
- * Participants expressed high trust in family planning center providers and suggested that community outreach and tailored strategies are essential for improving PrEP uptake among these women.
Background: Black cisgender women (hereafter referred to as "women") experience one of the highest incidences of HIV among all populations in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective biomedical HIV prevention option, but uptake among women is low. Despite tailored strategies for certain populations, including men who have sex with men and transgender women, Black women are frequently overlooked in HIV prevention efforts.
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- Rates of congenital syphilis (CS) have significantly increased in the U.S., with limited research on the experiences of affected birthing parents and prenatal providers in Chicago and the Midwest.
- Semistructured interviews and retrospective data were collected from birthing parents of infants with CS and their prenatal providers to understand factors contributing to the rise in cases.
- Identified barriers included inadequate access to treatment, poor communication, lack of patient knowledge, and stigma, highlighting the complex challenges in the syphilis care continuum.
Social support has been associated with viral suppression among persons living with HIV (PWH). We examined cross-sectional data from young Black men who have sex with men to see if sociodemographic factors, medical history, and egocentric Facebook social support measures are related to viral suppression. Differences between participants were examined using Chi-square, Fisher's exact, or Wilcoxon Rank Sum Tests, with significance set at = 0.
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- Scientists are studying how well marine protected areas (MPAs) are doing in protecting fish and sea creatures.
- They use different methods to compare the number of animals inside the MPA to those outside to see if the MPA is successful.
- Overall, most studies show that MPAs help increase the number and size of sea creatures, but not all studies have enough long-term information to confirm this impact.