Understanding and addressing privacy and confidentiality concerns associated with the provision of mobile HIV care: a qualitative study.

Less than half the people with HIV (PLWH) in the United States (US) are retained in HIV care, underscoring the importance of novel reengagement and retention strategies. Mobile HIV clinics (MHCs) are one such strategy, but privacy and confidentiality concerns have limited their use. As part of a larger mixed-methods study in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 2019- July 2020, we conducted 41 qualitative interviews with key stakeholders to explore confidentiality, privacy and stigma concerns and strategies to address them.

Barriers and facilitators to use of a mobile HIV care model to re-engage and retain out-of-care people living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia.

Novel strategies to re-engage and retain people living with HIV (PLWH) who are out of care are greatly needed. While mobile clinics have been used effectively for HIV testing and linkage, evidence guiding their use in providing HIV care domestically has been limited. To guide the development of a mobile HIV clinic (MHC) model as a strategy to re-engage and retain PLWH who are out of care, we aimed to explore stakeholder perceptions of barriers and facilitators to MHC implementation and use.