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AIDS Behav
December 2024
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
Sexual assault victimization experience and alcohol consumption are well-documented HIV risk factors for women who have sex with men (WSM). Nonetheless, behavioral mechanisms of the synergistic effects of these factors on women's increased HIV risk are not well delineated. This study is the first to examine the interactive effects of sexual assault history and acute intoxication on women's condom negotiation behavior during a face-to-face role-play with a male actor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
June 2023
Maurade Gormley, PhD, CPNP, is an Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. Claire Loughran, MPH, is a Project Manager, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Jill Conte, MA, MSLS, is an Associate Curator, Division of Libraries, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra, PhD, CPNP-PC, FAAN, is an Associate Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Peer health workers (peers) are commonly engaged interventionists in the HIV care spectrum. The objective of this scoping review was to examine the range of evidence on training strategies and approaches for peer-led HIV behavioral interventions in the United States. Four electronic databases (Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PsycINFO) were searched for peer-reviewed published literature (2010-2021) of peer-led HIV behavioral interventions directed to improving antiretroviral therapy adherence and/or retention in care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Public Health
June 2021
Department of Global Health and Health Systems Design, Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1216 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor, Room 556, New York, NY, USA.
Background: For adolescents living with HIV (ALWH), school may be the most important but understudied social sphere related to HIV stigma. Teachers are role models in the classroom and within the community, and their attitudes and behavior towards people living with HIV may have critical psychosocial and treatment ramifications. Altering teachers' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs (K/A/B) about HIV could reduce the stigmatizing content within their teaching, classrooms and school, improving the environment for ALWH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Public Health
June 2018
St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
The effect of stigma on health and health inequity is increasingly recognized. While many medical conditions trigger stigmatization, the negative effects of HIV stigma are particularly well documented. HIV stigma undermines access, uptake, and adherence to both HIV prevention and treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed J Islam Repub Iran
July 2016
MSN, BSN, RN of Nursing, Academic Member of Saveh University of Medical Sciences, & Kaveh Industrial Estate Company Saveh, Iran.
Background: The horror of HIV/AIDS as a non-curable, grueling disease is a destructive issue for every country. Drug use, shared needles and unsafe sex are closely linked to the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Modification or changing unhealthy behavior through educational programs can lead to HIV prevention.
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