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Long-acting antiretroviral treatment (LA ART) is a forthcoming option for adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYPLHIV), but perspectives on using peer mentors to implement LA ART for AYPLHIV are unknown. We conducted seven focus group discussions ( = 58 participants) from November 2021 to April 2022 in Kenya with four stakeholder groups, including AYPLHIV, healthcare providers, advocates, and policymakers. We used inductive coding and thematic analysis.
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Text "HEALER": Using Text Mentorship to Engage American Indians and Alaska Natives Interested in the Health Professions.
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E. Brodt is program director, Northwest Native American Center of Excellence, and professor, Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, as well as founder and board vice president, We Are Healers, Portland, Oregon (Ojibwe); ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6581-0344.
ProblemThe persistent underrepresentation of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) in the health professions and the decline of AIAN matriculants into health-related programs suggest interventions are needed. The authors developed Healers, a text message mentoring service, to engage and support AIANs interested in the health professions.ApproachHealers, launched in 2018, seeks to reach urban and rural high school/college-aged AIANs and other AIANs.
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