Publications by authors named "N L Benbow"
Background: Despite improvements in HIV prevention, treatment, and surveillance, vast disparities remain in access, uptake, and adherence of evidence-based interventions. These disparities are most pronounced among racially, sexually, and gender minoritized populations, as well as among those living in poverty and/or who use injectable drugs. Structural interventions, or interventions that target social and structural determinants of health like housing, transportation, or income, are needed to increase access to, use of, and adherence to HIV EBIs to advance the aims of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.
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- This study compares the costs of two strategies for delivering an online HIV prevention program: centralized direct-to-consumer marketing and decentralized distribution through community-based organizations.
- In the direct-to-consumer approach, the total costs were significantly lower, averaging $501 per participant, compared to $4,239 per participant in the community-based organization approach.
- The findings highlight the importance of understanding these cost dynamics to make informed decisions about program sustainability and funding for future implementations.
Despite ongoing investments in the development and testing of new digital interventions for HIV prevention, the widespread use of interventions with proven effectiveness remains limited. This study assessed real-world implementation of a digital HIV prevention intervention, Keep It Up!. The study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to implementing Keep It Up! within community-based organizations (CBOs) serving racially diverse sexual and gender minoritized populations.
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- The study aims to identify key factors influencing HIV testing, diagnosis, and care linking in the U.S. through a systematic review of literature.
- Researchers reviewed 186 articles, identifying 1,739 determinants predominantly related to HIV testing, noting that factors affecting the "inner setting" and "individuals" were the most common.
- The findings highlight the need for implementation science frameworks, like CFIR, to enhance strategies in combating the HIV epidemic by addressing both provider and recipient perspectives.
Introduction: The increasing rates of HIV among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) necessitate innovative and rigorous studies to evaluate prevention and treatment strategies. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective tool in preventing HIV acquisition and plays a crucial role in the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.
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