Person-centred language and HIV research: a cross-sectional examination of stigmatising terminology in medical literature.

Objective: We sought to quantify the use of person-centred language (PCL) in research journals that publish high volumes of HIV-related manuscripts.

Design: In this cross-sectional study, we searched PubMed for HIV-related articles published between 1 January 2017 and 7 March 2021. After journal reduction and article randomisation, title and abstract screening was conducted among 500 studies in a masked, duplicate fashion.

Education, Perceptions, and Delivery: Factors Shaping the Perceived Role in the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum Among a Sample of Osteopathic Medical Students.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake has been suboptimal despite its demonstrated efficacy in reducing the risk of HIV acquisition. Medical education is one distal determinant that shapes medical providers' perceived role in the PrEP care continuum. However, there is limited understanding of how osteopathic medical students and those wanting to practice in rural areas perceive their role in the PrEP care continuum in the domains of PrEP awareness, uptake, and adherence and retention.

Assessing the Health Care Experiences of Rural Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

Research investigating the health care experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) predominately concerns urban populations. This study examines the health care experiences of MSM residing in rural Oklahoma. A total of 40 MSM (aged 21 through 66) living in rural areas were interviewed.

Experiences of Stigma by Gay and Bisexual Men in Rural Oklahoma.

The unique experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) residing in culturally conservative rural areas are not well represented in the scientific literature. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the United States has shifted toward rural areas where populations are dispersed and health care resources are limited. We recruited 40 sexual minority men, ages 22-66, residing in rural Oklahoma for in-depth, qualitative sexual health interviews that sought to understand how cultural and social environments impacted health behaviors.