Purpose: The purpose of this study is to refine and establish measures of multilevel barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and PrEP for Latino sexual minority men (LSMM).
Design: Cross-sectional measure validation.
Setting: Participants from Miami, FL.
Little is known about gender effects of alcohol and drug use (AOD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) in resource-limited settings. Using multilevel models, we tested whether gender moderated the effect of Khanya, a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention addressing antiretroviral (ART) adherence and AOD reduction. We enrolled 61 participants from HIV care and examined outcomes at 3- and 6-months compared to enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Most research investigating reinforcement in alcohol use is from high-income countries. The current study sought to understand the association of different reinforcement types (alcohol-specific reward, environmental reward, behavioral activation) with multiple measures of alcohol use and cravings among individuals living with HIV in South Africa.
Method: Baseline data were obtained from a substance use clinical trial in Cape Town ( = 65).
Stigma contributes to elevated HIV incidence among male sex workers (MSW). Social capital (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender norms affect HIV risk within serodifferent partnerships. We assessed how the sexual relationship power described by men living with HIV (MLWH) associates with periconception HIV-transmission risk behavior. Quantitative surveys were conducted with 82 MLWH reporting a recent pregnancy with an HIV-negative or unknown-serostatus partner in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Daily preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy, but adherence is required for maximum benefit. To date, there are no empirically supported PrEP adherence interventions. This article describes the process of developing a PrEP adherence intervention and presents results on its impact on adherence.
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